[ale] Basic php / apache2 / SUSE 9.2 question

[Jimmy Oliver]

On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:16:07 -0500, Greg Freemyer
<greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> Even worse, looking at the compile line I see: '--disable-session'
> 
> Since this is part of the SUSE distro, I guess I need to get a new exe?
> 
> On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 15:06:23 -0500, Greg Freemyer
> <greg.freemyer at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Apparently it is not enabled.
> >
> > The output of phpinfo() says the config file /etc/php.ini
> >
> > Is that where I enable it?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 23 Feb 2005 14:23:33 -0500, Nathan J. Underwood wrote:
> > > Also, is session support enabled?  The easiest way to see what all is
> > > 'turned on' with php that I know of is to create a page that contains
> > > only the following:
> > >
> > > ** Begin **
> > > <?php
> > >      phpinfo();
> > > ?>
> > > ** End **
> > >
> > > Then, take a look at that page in the browser.
> > >
> > > Nathan J. Underwood
> > > President
> > > Cyber Tech Cafe' <><
> > > 269 Market Place Blvd
> > > #258
> > > Cartersville, GA  30121
> > > 678.792.7785(o)
> > > 877.534.8188(toll free)
> > > 770.386.9256(f)
> > > http://www.cybertechcafe.net
> > > nathan.underwood at cybertechcafe.net
> > > Proverbs 16:11
> > >
> > > Nathan J. Underwood wrote:
> > > > Greg,
> > > >
> > > >     session_start() is a standard php call.  Is that error a cut and
> > > > paste from the error page (i.e. could there be a spelling error maybe)?
> > > >
> > > > Nathan J. Underwood
> > > > President
> > > > Cyber Tech Cafe' <><
> > > > 269 Market Place Blvd
> > > > #258
> > > > Cartersville, GA  30121
> > > > 678.792.7785(o)
> > > > 877.534.8188(toll free)
> > > > 770.386.9256(f)
> > > > http://www.cybertechcafe.net
> > > > nathan.underwood at cybertechcafe.net
> > > > Proverbs 16:11
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Greg Freemyer wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> I have a php based web app I'm trying to bring up.  (I did not write it.)
> > > >>
> > > >> I'm getting:
> > > >> Fatal error: Call to undefined function: session_start() in
> > > >> /srv/www/htdocs/Common.php on line 9
> > > >>
> > > >> I think session_start() is a standard php call.
> > > >>
> > > >> I have php4 enabled in the yast2 apache config screen.  Any ideas what
> > > >> else I need to do?
> > > >>
> > > >> Thanks
> > > >> Greg
> > > >
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Session support is extensionized in SuSE. There is a package called
php4-session that you have to install via yast.  HTH.

-Jimmy
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