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I think this a bug. I entered the following code in my LocalSettings.php: session_save_path( '/Users/sky/nonwebaccessible/wikisessiondata' ); Really? Why is this happening? What is causing the problem? On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Tom Hutchison <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the Localsettings.php code... > > session_save_path( '/absolute/path/to/sessions/**folder' ); > > Usually something like, /home/youraccountname/**thefolder > > Like Platonides said, make sure it is writable by your web server. I have > one host I deal with which is a bit twitchy, so I have to use this setting > to specify the path. > > Tom > > > ------------------------------**------------------------------** > ------------ > > On 7/3/2012 9:13 PM, Tom wrote: > >> Oops you misunderstood me. I know the session path isn't stored in >> localsettings.php. But you can point to the session path in localsettings. >> >> Guess it is for those without access to php.ini. Personally mine are >> stored outside of the public_html file. >> >> Tom >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 3, 2012, at 6:32 PM, Platonides <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On 03/07/12 23:14, Tom wrote: >>> >>>> Because (I think) mediawiki running under php 5.3.x wants an absolute >>>> session path in your localsettings.php file or your php.ini file >>>> >>>> See >>>> >>>> http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/**Manual:Errors_and_symptoms#** >>>> Sorry.21_We_could_not_process_**your_edit_due_to_a_loss_of_** >>>> session_data._Please_try_**again._If_it_still_doesn.27t_** >>>> work.2C_try_logging_out_and_**logging_back_in<http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Errors_and_symptoms#Sorry.21_We_could_not_process_your_edit_due_to_a_loss_of_session_data._Please_try_again._If_it_still_doesn.27t_work.2C_try_logging_out_and_logging_back_in> >>>> . >>>> >>>> Tom >>>> >>> The session path is not stored in localsettings.php >>> >>> Brandon, ensure that >>> a) You have cookies enabled. >>> b) The webserver can write in the folder specified by session.save_path >>> in php.ini >>> >>> >>> >>> ______________________________**_________________ >>> MediaWiki-l mailing list >>> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l> >>> >> ______________________________**_________________ >> MediaWiki-l mailing list >> [email protected].**org <[email protected]> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l> >> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > [email protected].**org <[email protected]> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l> > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
