Ch 2; php.ini set up; /tmp file (where is it?)

monster · October 30th, 2005, 09:36 AM

Hello,

I can't get passed ch2. The session_star() thing is not working. The session.set_path in the php.ini file which we Windows users need to change the path to, is set to /tmp, Now, where is it?. I've changed it to different paths to make sure it finds it but it doesn't. I've left it like it is and nothing. I've looked for the file but can't find it. There is a c:\Temp file in my directory. I've set it to this but nothing, so I changed it back to the default /tmp. Is it backslashes or forward slashes? I've tried both ways. Is there another setting that we need to change like the cookies path maybe? Or something else maybe. Oh, I've checked the php code on the movie1.php file and is fine. No spaces before at the top, no spelling error or typos, etc. I've even pasted the code from the book in the website just in case and nothing.
The only thing I can think of is the php.ini file and that it maybe has a wrong setting somewhere.
The page displays the following error(s):

Warning: session_start(): open(/tmp\(why the back and forward slashes here???)sess_4891c32dd5cf0ecfa5a329a743bfab01, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\test\movie1.php on line 2

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\test\movie1.php:2) in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\test\movie1.php on line 2

Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\test\movie1.php:2) in C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\test\movie1.php on line 2
Click here to see information about my favorite movie!
Warning: Unknown(): open(/tmp\sess_4891c32dd5cf0ecfa5a329a743bfab01, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in Unknown on line 0

Warning: Unknown(): Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/tmp) in Unknown on line 0

Anyways, ANY help would be greatly appreciated.

monster.

tks001 · February 19th, 2006, 07:23 PM

I am sure you have moved on by now, but for anyone coming along later:

1. You have to create the directory "c:\tmp" with Windows Explorer by selecting your c drive, then, file, new, folder "tmp".

2. That being said, I did that and set the session.save_path = "c:\tmp", and it still did not work. I read the php manual on php.net and with php 5.1.2 (4.3 or later) you don't have to set the path (at least that is how I understand it)

3. I commented out the session.save_path thing and set session.auto_start = 1 and it worked. (Passing variables with sessions)

Now, I am unable to Pass variables with cookies. Here is my code for movie1.php:

<?php
setcookie('username', 'Joe', time()+60);
session_start();
$_SESSION['authuser'] = 1;
?>

<html>

Ideas anyone? Thanks in advance.

universalbitmapper · February 21st, 2006, 06:09 PM

If you have the error "header already sent", it means you have some characters before the "session_start()" line.

Here is my script that worked:

Line 0
<?php
    session_start();
    $_SESSION['username'] = $_POST['user'];
    $_SESSION['userpass'] = $_POST['pass'];
    $_SESSION['authuser'] = 0;
.
.

Actually the authors mentioned it but AFTER the scripts.

I also had the infamous /tmp problem, I don't remember how I fixed it, I'll find out and I'll come back