Session data working on local but not on ipage server

Question

I have been trying to debug this problem for hours but couldn't. I have these two files:

My first file:

 session_start();
 $_SESSION['user'] = '1';

My second file:

session_start();
print_r($_SESSION);
echo $_SESSION['user'];

But The second file echoes an empty array. This works fine on my localhost but didn't work on online server. I also have 'register_globals' turned off in php.ini

Answer 1

If you are using cPanel goto cPanel > php.ini QuickConfig >

Check for

session.save_handler = files
session.save_path = /tmp

If you have still facing the problem ask your cPanel guys they will help you

Answer 2

i was also facing the same issue with ipage hosting now it is solved with Radhakrishna Chowdary`s help i did following-

1. login to your ipage hosting account
2. go to Additional Tools -> CGI and Scripted Language Support
3. there choose PHP Scripting
4. there you will see "Edit your php.ini file for PHP 5.3" click on edit.
5. change value of session.save_path `s value to "/tmp"
6. its done working now :)

Answer 3

iPage requires you to specify the session_save_path() within your script. Like so :

session_save_path("your home directory path"/cgi-bin/tmp);
session_start();

Take a look at this iPage Knowledgebase article for further reference.