You don't have to put it right at the beginning of the file, it just has to be before any output. Please see:
https://www.reversefold.com/tikiwiki/tiki-index.php?page=PHPFAQs#id681470 If that could use better wording and more info, let me know. On Sun, 18 Jul 2004 09:08:26 +0100, Harlequin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Bob. > > New myself but have started reading around sessions and found that you need > two things enabled at the server end: > > track_vars > trans-sid > > and bruce is right - you need to make sure the session_start command is > immediately after the opening PHP tag. > > -- > ----------------------------- > Michael Mason > Arras People > www.arraspeople.co.uk > ----------------------------- > "Bob Imperial" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > While I realize this is elementary to most of you, I am just getting > started > > with php, moving from coldfusion :) > > I am currently reading through the chapter on sessions and running into a > > little issue that after making many changes to my php.ini file, I continue > > to get the following errors while running this: > > > > <?php > > > > session_start(); > > > > echo "<p>Your session ID is ".session_id()."</p>"; > > > > ?> > > > > Errors: > > > > Warning: session_start(): open(/tmp\sess_ff8651f382492ae56f436690d81ff124, > > O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in > > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\phptest\listing10.1.php on line 15 > > > > Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cookie - headers already > sent > > by (output started at c:\inetpub\wwwroot\phptest\listing10.1.php:13) in > > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\phptest\listing10.1.php on line 15 > > > > Warning: session_start(): Cannot send session cache limiter - headers > > already sent (output started at > > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\phptest\listing10.1.php:13) in > > c:\inetpub\wwwroot\phptest\listing10.1.php on line 15 > > > > Your session ID is ff8651f382492ae56f436690d81ff124 > > > > > > Warning: Unknown(): open(/tmp\sess_ff8651f382492ae56f436690d81ff124, > 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 > > > > sorry this is so elementary but have to start somewhere, I am running php > 4 > > on a win2k box w/IIS5. > > Though this does return a session id it's obviously not persistent on > > reload, an example of a session.save_path on a windows box would be great > > > > TIA just another old guy trying to learn new stuff. > > > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > > !DSPAM:40fa2ddf325505209020524! > > -- DB_DataObject_FormBuilder - The database at your fingertips http://pear.php.net/package/DB_DataObject_FormBuilder paperCrane --Justin Patrin-- -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
