Session Invalid Error
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- Seda
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I cannot log in admin panel. It says invalid session and gives me below url address
www.mysite.com/administrator/index.php?mosmsg=Invalid%20Session
I found a ''fix'' file which has a new index.php and joomla.php files. I tried both but didnt work.
Anyone knows how to solve this? - Last Edit: 17 years 3 months ago by Seda.
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- komang
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Go to your mysql and repair your table database located on bottom (drop down menu action)
I hope this can help
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- obisi
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I've tried the suggested solution and still nothing works. My database table is in ok status as reported from running "repair" via my CPanel. Since I can't log into the backend, I can't implement the other solution of installing a session timeout fix component.
I have also installed a fresh J! 1.0.15 using the same databse but a different table handle, and getting the same problem of access. This is a production site and not sure how to get back in to update and maintain content.
I have worked with my hosting coy and they said since the database is ok and I am able to get into the site via ftp and the live site is on, then this must be a Joomla issue they can't help with. Please help. I am also asking the original poster to tell me what and where she got the fix (one with index.php and joomla.php) that didn't work so I can try it as well. I will try anything at this point as I am desperate and very nervous about permanently losing access to my site.
Thx
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- obisi
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I've solved this problem using the following techniques:
1. I ftp connect to my hosting system
2. Renamed the php-cgi-fci.ini file in the public_html folder of my website to php.ini as instructed in the file comments.
3. Since I am using a windows platform, which uses the php.ini, I created a sessions folder outside of my public_html folder e.g. my website is www.houseofpraiseva.org which makes my public_html folder houseofpraiseva.org
4. Edited the php.ini by comenting out the line that says session.save_path = /tmp and inserted session.save_path=/hshome/cpanel/sessions ... folder I created in step 3 above.
5. Saved the file and relogged to the backend and BINGO success!
I hope you are able to use this solution. If you need help please let me know.
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- Sudesh Pillay
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Hi there,
I am having the same problem. Could you tell me where I can find the php-cgi-fci.ini file
Thanks,
Sudesh
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- obisi
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It is usually in the root directory of your public_html. YOur public_html directory is the default directory you would usually connect to when you ftp to your space on your webhosting site.
For instance, though my domain is www.houseofpraiseva.org , my public_html is /obisi7 as defined when my webhosting account was created. This is also some time referred to as the home direcoty.
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- Robert W
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I' having the same issue only after I installed JCE (component, mambo, attempted plugin but failed). I cant log into admin backend now. I'm getting the following error on the site itself:
Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/home/jwadmin1/tmp/sess_95de58a89606e6d0db81678351122bea, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /home/pbs/public_html/generals/templates/rt_chromatophore/rt_styleswitcher.php on line 3Warning: Unknown(): open(/home/jwadmin1/tmp/sess_95de58a89606e6d0db81678351122bea, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) 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 (/home/jwadmin1/tmp) in Unknown on line 0
Now I will say that I had this site installed under another host/domain and now have moved it to it's current domain. In an effort to correct the issue and by reading the error messages I changed my php.ini file in the site root to point to my new domain tmp folder but that didnt seem to help.
Running Joomla 1.15. Here's the site URL: http://www.petersburgsports.com/generals/
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!
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- GollumX
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Hi Robert,
Could you show me the line of your php.ini file where session.save_path is mentioned.
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- Robert W
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Here you go: session.save_path = /home/pbs/tmp
In looking into this more I've noticed that a php.ini is in every directory in where Joomla is installed. For example, I have joomla installed in /home/pbs/public_html/generals. Currently the updated php.ini which lists the updated session.save_path is in /home/pbs/ and also in /home/pbs/public_html/generals. Could it be that I need to copy the php.ini into all directories and subdirectories for it to work?
Thanks - Last Edit: 17 years 2 weeks ago by Robert W.
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- GollumX
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Hmm.. normally you only need to put the php.ini in the directory the script will run from... so the site root (/home/pbs/public_html/generals) and the administrator folder (/home/pbs/public_html/generals/administrator) for the admin script.
Check that the session folder(/home/pbs/tmp) is writable. Set it to 777 and see if the problem goes away.
I don't think will make any difference, but since we're running on trial and error here, add double quotes around your session path like so
session.save_path = "/home/pbs/tmp" - Say no to Internet Explorer 6.
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