RE: [PHP] Sessions?

The webserver is hosted by a company. Is the /tmp directory a directory I need to make? Or is it something else? I don't have access to this box except for my share. * -----Original Message----- * From: Tim Converse [mailto:tconv@excite.com] * Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 1:32 PM * To: Peter Benoit; php-general@lists.php.net * Subject: Re: [PHP] Sessions? * * * Peter -- * * The session machinery was trying to record info by writing * it to a file in * the /tmp directory, and that file write failed for one * reason or another. * Some things to check: * * 1) Do you have a /tmp directory on your webserver's file system? * 2) If so, does it have any free space? * 3) What are the permissions for writing into tmp? * * --tim * * On Wed, 4 Oct 2000 13:20:06 -0400 , Peter Benoit wrote: * * > * > Hi * > * > Using this code: * > * > <? * > session_start(); * > $my_session_variable = "whatever"; * > session_register("my_session_variable"); * > ?> * > <html> * > * > <head> * > * > * > I get this error: * > * > Warning: open(/tmp/sess_1fd6847c7094c48115f924879ff2154b, * O_RDWR) failed: * m * > (2) in e:\www\iguy.net\new.php4 on line 2 * > * > Warning: open(/tmp/sess_1fd6847c7094c48115f924879ff2154b, * O_RDWR) failed: * m * > (2) in Unknown on line 0 * > * > Warning: Failed to write session data. Please check that * the current * setting * > of session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown on line 0 * > * > * > * > Any ideas why? * > * > * > Thanks, * > Pete * ---- * Support me and PHP at the same time. :) * Order the PHP 4 Bible using http://www.php.net/books.php. * * * * * * _______________________________________________________ * Say Bye to Slow Internet! * http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html * * *