Session save path is empty!!

[laglj]

I'm a brand new user of pp and everything loaded and is working beautifully — thank you! — except for this session save path error reported in the gen info of the admin panel:

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URL http://www.laglj.com/journal/admin/index.php
PHP-version 5.1.6 (Pixelpost's min requirement: PHP version: 4.3.0 )

Session save path is empty!!

MySQL version 4.1.21-standard (Pixelpost's min requirement: MySQL: 3.23.58 )

GD-lib bundled (2.0.28 compatible) with JPEG support

File Uploads to Pixelpost site are possible.

Server Software Apache

EXIF Pixelpost is using exifer v1.5 for EXIF-information.
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I've had a look through the forum and see that it's been posted about a couple times, but i didn't follow how to remedy. How/where can i set the path?

Would i be safe ignoring, and simply checking the 'remember me' button, or for that matter letting my browser remember and simply logging in anew each time i access admin?

thanks again. I really look forward to using pp.

[GeoS+]

Try to make temp or tmp dir in your root dir. If it wouldnt help then ask your hoster about this issue.

[laglj]

I have made both a 'temp' and a 'tmp' folder in my root directory ( / ) in my web root directory ( /public_html ) and in my pp root directory ( /public_html/journal ) , but I stil get the 'session save path is empty' warning.

My hoster isn't offering support b/c pp isn't their software (they did tell me to try making temp dir in all three above places though). Anyone have any further advice or is this something i can/should live with?

many thanks

[GeoS+]

{php]session_save_path(/path_to_tmp_dir_which_is_outside_web_root_dir/);[/php]

Put it to at the beginning of /index.php and /admin/index.php and remember to use absolute path in this function.

[laglj]

GeoS, thank you for your help.

I've included the following line at the beginning of /index.php and /admin/index.php (following the originating <?php , correct?):

PHP Code:

session_save_path(/home/my_user_name/temp/); 


where of course i've replaced my_user_name with my actual username

I get the following error message when i've loaded the files and try to access /index.php:

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ']' in /home/my_user_name/public_html/journal/index.php on line 3

I tried several variations on the line of code you gave me in case there was a typo, but i couldn't get anything to parse.

i hate to ask you to code for me, but what would you suggest?

thanks again

[GeoS+]

Remember that it is string and string must be correctly defined:

PHP Code:

session_save_path("/home/my_user_name/temp/"); 


[laglj]

awesome. I'm all square. thanks for your patience, GeoS

[GeoS+]

No problem and have fun posting images

[muscalu]

I also have this problem but....I have edited the index files but it still doesn't work ....