Re: Problem with sessions

maybe you should remove the dot before the session path or do like this : session.save_path = C:\PHP\sessions\tmp ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charlie Fowler" <charlie@rahinston.com> To: <php-windows@lists.php.net>; <php_howto@p2p.wrox.com>; <php-general@lists.php.net> Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 10:19 AM Subject: [PHP] Problem with sessions > Hi all,, > > Can some one help me with this little issue ... I am trying out some > prewritten scripts curtesy of SAMS PHP and MYSQL Web Development, Ch24 - > User Authenication & Personalisation on my server setup > > The Configuartion for my development environment is Apache 2.39, Win > 2000, PHP 4.2.3 > > The Ini file has the following session settings (as taken from PHPInfo.php): > > > session > > Session Support enabled > > > Directive Local Value Master Value > session.auto_start > Off Off > session.cache_expire > 180 180 > session.cache_limiter > nocache nocache > session.cookie_domain > no value no value > session.cookie_lifetime > 0 0 > session.cookie_path > / / > session.cookie_secure > Off Off > session.entropy_file > no value no value > session.entropy_length > 0 0 > session.gc_maxlifetime > 1440 1440 > session.gc_probability > 1 1 > session.name > PHPSESSID PHPSESSID > session.referer_check > no value no value > session.save_handler > files files > session.save_path > .c:/php/sessions/tmp .c:/php/sessions/tmp > session.serialize_handler > php php > session.use_cookies > On On > session.use_trans_sid > 0 0 > > > The error occurs after the registration page is submitted with the > following using the function session_start() on the register page.: > > Warning: > open(.c:/php/sessions/tmp\sess_fa42372dcdbde0e457309f134d71827f, O_RDWR) > failed: Invalid argument (22) in C:\Program Files\Apache > Group\Apache2\htdocs\SAMS\Chapter24\member.php on line 5 > > I believe the problem is in my PHP setup and not the script. The Invalid > arguement is the trigger for the config error to be initaited but I am > not sure how to edit the php.ini file. I want to ensure that session are > started when the server is started. I am also unsure of the function > and terminology of > > session.save_handler > files files > > > with the use of "files". Is this the correct default. Also is this the > correct session save path: > > session.save_path > .c:/php/sessions/tmp .c:/php/sessions/tmp > > > What is wrong, please help. > > Charlie >