php4 / sessions / win2k

Dear all, somehow I am encountering a crash of the apache server on a Win2K Pc here when trying to access a set of php files that use mysql as a backend and involve "session" data ... when trying to access the index.php file, I get an error message saying "apache.exe caused an error and is being terminated. please re-start the program" ... Now, the files work properly and without problems from my website where I put them for testing purposes in a subdirectory .... BUT they do not work on my home PC where I have set up a testing environment. The only difference apparently is that the website runs on a Linux server, whereas my home PC is powered by Win2K ... As far as I know, there is a problem with "session" handling under Win2K or Win NT servers, and the suggested solution involves a setting in the php.ini file. My current php.ini file setting is: session.save_path =c:\apache\htdocs\sessions\tmp And this directory does exist ...! Nevertheless, I get the above mentioned error and cannot test my pages on my home PC ... In my apache httpd.conf file I have included just a basic section for my virtual host, which reads <VirtualHost 127.0.0.1> ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost DocumentRoot e:/bibelcenter.de/www ServerName www.bibelcenter.de ErrorLog logs/www.bibelcenter.de-error_log CustomLog logs/www.bibelcenter.de-access_log common ScriptAlias /cgi-bin/ e:/bibelcenter.de/www/cgi-bin/ <Directory "e:/bibelcenter.de/www"> Options Indexes FollowSymlinks MultiViews AllowOverride None Order allow,deny Allow from all </Directory> </VirtualHost> Would someone have a suggestion what might be going on there? God bless you with His grace and peace Wolfgang Looking for Biblical information? COME AND SEE! -- ONLINE Courses: http://classes.bibelcenter.de ... NEW! -- BibelCenter: http://www.bibelcenter.de -- Bookstore: http://www.worthy.net/BibelCenter/