PHP Session_Start Failed
Website developers often choose PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor, better known as just PHP, an HTML-embedded scripting language when they design their website pages. These developers use PHP in combination with a Cascading Style Sheet, abbreviated as CSS, to make a website operational. PHP follows a specific set of functions, with several of the functions performing or executing a command. The PHP Session_Start is the command to begin a session between the hosting website’s computer and the visitor to the website.
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Session Start
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A session is an event between a Web host server and a visitor’s computer. It works with a server-side file containing all the stored data and a cookie on the client’s computer that references the server data. Both the file and the cookie get created using the session_start function. During the process, PHP checks the visitor’s computer for a session cookie and, if it finds one, loads the data. If it does not find one, PHP creates a new session file on the server. It then sends back the session identification to the visitor’s computer. For this to work, all the files need to be in the correct locations and the session_start command needs to appear first in the scripting language for the website page being requested.
Directory Location
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The session_start is used to begin or resume a process in the PHP language. The process may call for a “POST” or “GET” command that outputs the required information to the website browser making the page or post request. When you receive a message such as “warning: session_start(): failed,” it is often caused by an incorrectly named session save path in the php.ini file. If this value points to the wrong directory or location, you will receive this error.
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Folder or Directory Permissions
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Each folder in a website’s directory must have the proper permissions set on the folder to save and write files to the folder. For instance if the location of the session_save command is set to a directory or folder that does not have write permissions associated with the file, PHP will return a session_start failure message. Navigate to the file-manager icon from your control panel and check the folder for the correct permissions. For writing permissions, set the folder to 744. This permission allows you to write, modify, read and delete files.
Bad .htaccess File
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Most WordPress websites are created using PHP and CSS to manage the website. The .htaccess file details a list of instructions for how the website is handled and website paths. It also includes information on Internet Protocol addresses to which you may have denied access, such as in the case of identified spammers. If you don’t have the paths created correctly in the .htaccess file, this can also cause a session_start failure. Double-check your .htaccess file to ensure path and file locations agree with the file structure of your website.
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