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PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 08 Mar 2018, 12:39
by surabhi
Hi there,

Once I was done extracting files, the main link http://opencats.thejobswitch.com/ is not working. I get 'CATS Error: session.auto_start must be set to 0 in php.ini.' However, when I try http://opencats.thejobswitch.com/installwizard.php, it worked just fine and went all the way to the end and installation was done. The main page gives this error, so I cannot log in.

Can you help, please? Many thanks in advance for all the help.

Regards
Surabhi

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 08 Mar 2018, 15:13
by RussH
Hi Surabhi,

is do you have session.auto_start = 1 in php.ini for some particular reason?


It's considered 'best practise' to have it set to 0, and opencats requires it too.

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 01:46
by amaisonneuve
Well Well.. i'm back.. they always come back..

Ok so i just grabbed the latest code and i'm getting this error also.

CATS Error: session.auto_start must be set to 0 in php.ini.

I confirmed with phpinfo and its set to 0..

BTW running Centos 6 for this build.

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 19 Nov 2018, 18:17
by RussH
Hi Alain..

did you grab the code from Master or one of the releases? I guess you ran composer to get the dependencies (of course!). What version of php / mysql are you running?

...and CentOS 6?! That's a bit old

The 'normal code' check for that is in index.php, line 107;
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/* Objects can't be stored in the session if session.auto_start is enabled. */
if (ini_get('session.auto_start') !== '0' &&
    ini_get('session.auto_start') !== 'Off')
{
    die('CATS Error: session.auto_start must be set to 0 in php.ini.');
}
..or the installation test is at line 212 in OpenCATS/lib/InstallationTests.php


Don't see why that wouldn't work - however if you're sure you have it set to 0 then comment it out

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 19 Sep 2019, 03:03
by Hakimi89
Hai Russh,

I get the same issue. After enjoy use for 5 month opencats without touch any code. Yesterday I get the same error.

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 19 Sep 2019, 11:11
by RussH
Is this your server - or a hosted install? I suspect your php version was just upgraded?

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 20 Sep 2019, 02:24
by Hakimi89
I see. By the way this is hosted server . I already check no upgraded activity for the php version. What else can I do?

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 20 Sep 2019, 12:07
by RussH
Hakimi89 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 02:24 I see. By the way this is hosted server . I already check no upgraded activity for the php version. What else can I do?
If you check your php.ini file, please see if auto_start is set to 0 or not?

Re: PHP.ini Issue on install

Posted: 23 Sep 2019, 03:09
by Hakimi89
RussH wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 12:07
Hakimi89 wrote: 20 Sep 2019, 02:24 I see. By the way this is hosted server . I already check no upgraded activity for the php version. What else can I do?
If you check your php.ini file, please see if auto_start is set to 0 or not?
Hi RussH

What I do, I just remove 0 at auto_start in the index.php and my opencats can use as usual. Please refer attachment picture
If anything problem in future as I did?