Checking if sessions are properly configured: Failed! Messag

[sachinn]

Configuration : Windows XP/ IIS 5.1/ MySQL 5.0 / PHP5.2
Sequence: Install IIS, Install My SQL / Install PHP with mysql extension selected. Then Copied Test link folder to wwwroot and started
http://localhost/testlink/install/index.php. This opens a window asking for install options - when I select "first time install " it gives : Testlink Setup will carry out a number of checks to see if everything's ready to start the setup.


Checking if Register Globals = OFF: OK!
Checking if sessions are properly configured: Failed!
Checking if ../gui/templates_c directory exists: OK!
Checking if ../gui/templates_c directory is writable: OK!

Unfortunately, TestLink setup cannot continue at the moment, due to the above error .
Please correct the error, and try again. If you need help figuring out how to fix the problem, please visit

I am stuck here. I have gone through all install documents and tried various things but not working. Can some body guide with some specific setting for session in php.ini.

[fman]

1. verify on your php.ini or using google where PHP wants to write session info
2. then check if rigths at operation system levels, for user running the IIS process are ok for the directory

let me know

[gaginator]

Go to /var/lib/php/session directory to make sure that TestLink can write to it. I have been working on this for quite some time and just found the fix.

[sachinn]

Go to /var/lib/php/session directory to make sure that TestLink can write to it. I have been working on this for quite some time and just found the fix.

Where is this Directory? is it under wwwroot/testlink? I do not have PHP/session folder under lib directory of wwwroot/testlink.

[sachinn]

1. verify on your php.ini or using google where PHP wants to write session info
2. then check if rigths at operation system levels, for user running the IIS process are ok for the directory

let me know

there is no rights issue it seems. One more observation is - when I remove php.ini from system folder session issue just disappears but I am not able to load extensions. ( mysql).
Whenever I copy php.ini in system folder session extensions get loaded but session configuration problem starts again.

[sachinn]

1. verify on your php.ini or using google where PHP wants to write session info
2. then check if rigths at operation system levels, for user running the IIS process are ok for the directory

let me know

Following solved my problem : thanks.
Open file php.ini from your PHP installation folder (C:\PHP in my case), search for session.save_path and check if this path exists.
I checked that the Php\session in the user temp folder didn't exist, so just create it, give write permissions on PHP folder to user IUSR_[MACHINE_NAME], restart IIS, clear browser cache and cookies and try again.

[fman]

good!

[shanks]

c. What solved my problem:
i. run “inetmgr”
ii. go to : Local Computer> Web Sites >Default Websites> testlink >
iii. right click the “testlink” folder & open “properties”
iv. Go to “Directory Security”
v. Inside “Anonymous access and authentication control”, click “edit” tab.
vi. Uncheck the “Anonymous access” and select the “Integrated Windows Authentication” in the bottom.
vii. Now restart your IIS service and refresh your http://localhost/testlink/install/index.php link
viii. You should have your Checking if sessions are properly configured: OK.