[Mediawiki-l] login problems
Peter Work
peter_chant at hotmail.com
Tue Apr 4 15:43:34 UTC 2006
Thank you Brion, you pointed me in right direction & I solved the problem.
The session save folder was not writable by apache.
For the benefit of others ...
Info on php sessions: http://ca3.php.net/session
1) I verified that cookies worked on my client system.
2) On the server, I found out that no session files were being created in
the folder pointed to by the "session.save_path" php variable. This is
usually a permissions problem.
3) I tested this by making the session folder world writable. My sessions
now work properly.
4) I determined the apache "user" & set up the permissions properly to
avoid security problems.
>>Peter Work wrote:
>>As an anonymous user, I can create new pages, edit & save articles just
>>fine. If I log in as a user or even as WikiSysop, I don't seem to be able
>>to write back to the database. The SAVE button in the edit window is
>>treated like a PREVIEW, I cannot change prefences. As WikiSysop I cannot
>>delete pages.
>PHP session support is broken on your server. Check the session save path.
>-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
More information about the MediaWiki-l
mailing list