PHP7 sessions issue

[asmith20002]

I'm randomly getting this error, even though this was addressed in #3230.

2: Unknown: Failed to write session data (user). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/var/lib/php/sessions)

I've checked /var/lib/php/sessions permissions and it is set to 777. (owner is root though)

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
PHP 7.0.3

[albertlast]

you are sure u got the newest version of https://github.com/SimpleMachines/SMF2.1/blob/release-2.1/Sources/Session.php ?

[asmith20002]

I setup the forum about 2 months ago. but it seems the latest changes on Sessions.php was 5 months ago. I checked I have the latest Sessions.php

[asmith20002]

Before the fix, I used to get this error on every page visit. Now I don't get it on every page, but it randomly appears in the log.

[albertlast]

did the error messages change?

[albertlast]

Please comment out the line 156 and 157 in the session.php

if (preg_match('~^[A-Za-z0-9,-]{16,64}$~', $session_id) == 0)
        return false;

to

//  if (preg_match('~^[A-Za-z0-9,-]{16,64}$~', $session_id) == 0)
//      return false;

And give me feedback.

[asmith20002]

Just saw your comment now. I'll do that. Meanwhile:

I got this one now:

session_regenerate_id(): Session write failed. ID: user (path: /var/lib/php/sessions)

Subs-Auth.php
line 107

[jdarwood007]

Are you sure your php process can access that?

When I upgraded to php7, my open_basedir restrictions prevented access to that location and sessions failed because it couldn't write there.

[asmith20002]

Still getting those 2 errors. (after commenting that out)

open_basedir in php.ini in commented out. I can give you my phpinfo if it helps. That location's permission is set to 777. Tripled checked that by now. Owner is root though, should I change that as well?

[exotickg1]

+1 have same error. PHP 7.0.7 + nginx. I'm using Beta 2 from Downloads section.

I've change chmod permitions of /var/lib/php/sessions to 777
After this i have this errors log:

PHP Fatal error:  require_once(): Failed opening required '/QueryString.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/pear:/usr/share/php') in /home/admin/web/mydomain.com/public_html/forum/index.php on line 49

PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: boarddir in /home/admin/web/mydomain.com/public_html/forum/index.php on line 45
PHP Notice:  Undefined variable: sourcedir in /home/admin/web/mydomain.com/public_html/forum/index.php on line 49

FIXED after updating Session.php from dev repository

[albertlast]

Please delete files and database completly,
and take the github version.

the download version is very very very old. and it exists no upgrade from beta 2 to github version.

[exotickg1]

@albertlast how i can upgrade properly? I have Beta 2 as as say from site. Just copy to FTP with files replacement? And how i can update Database? Thanks!

[albertlast]

it exists no update from beta 2 to github version,
the only update way thjis exists is from smf 2.0 to 2.1 gibthubversion.

[exotickg1]

@albertlast, that is, I can not just put the files on top of the previous ones?

[albertlast]

the important stuff that you delete database from beta 2,
the files could easy replaced.

[exotickg1]

@albertlast thaks for info, trying to reupgrage now. But one question, i can use upgrade.php (and other upgrade files) from Beta 2? Or not? Where i can take then?
Argh... sorry, didint see the "other" folder...

[exotickg1]

I've deploy my site (2.0.11) locally -> download repository -> move files with the replacement to my local drive and when i'm trying access to the site its dont loading and FastCGI process takes a lot of RAM. Cant normally upgrade 😞

UPD: Upgraded, by using upgrade.php, but index.php still cant be loaded. Just page load loop.
@albertlast can you help, please?

UPD2: Fixed. Russian translation probably dont properly rewrite index.php