[tallpaul858]

i have the following errors when trying to use sessions in php. also it seems that sessions aren't working at all now! (errors below)

i am using a virtual dedicated server, and i know that /tmp exists and has at some points had sessions stored in it. also the disk quota is allocated space is 100MB, and im using only 5.5MB.

what should i set my php.ini settings to? session.auto_start = 0 at the mo, which i think is correct. session.save_path = /tmp

please help!

Warning: Unknown(): write failed: Disk quota exceeded (122) 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

[tallpaul858]

SORRY!! ive got it sorted! just for others, you have to sure all users on your web server are not at there max quota in some situations.

these error messages relate to the fact that sessions are getting stored on your server and not deleted, once finished with. you need to delete these all periodically.

[dennispopel]

Hi,

Actually this is a deeper issue than that. By default ALL sessions are stored in the same dir, possibly on a different partition than your server files are. So this happens when that drive is full. Also, storing sessions in the same directory potentially exposes them to all sites running on the virtual server.