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Once I log in to my admin panel, and click any option-new post, or Manage Styles, etc., it sends me back to the admin login page. How do I break the cyle of sending me back to the admin login page?

Hi!

Check your server's PHP sessions if they are enabled and point to a proper session.save_path and check if your browser accepts cookies.

Regards,
Garvin

Actually, I'm having the exact same problem. I run about 20 Serendipity websites off this server but on a new install I'm having no joy getting past the admin panel. My other Serendipity installs are older versions - might that make a difference?

Hi!

Do you run the new s9y installation maybe on the same host like another s9y installation? Then the cookies might interfer, depending in your PHP setup.

Regards,
Garvin

I am having the same problem but with errors! I just went to approve some comments on my site and got an error. I haven't had any other problems or changes to my site lately that I know of unless my host changed something. After that I tried to update to 1.3 Beta since I was using an Alpha release and still get errors.

Here is one of the errors.

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Warning: session_start(): open(/tmp/sess_9p1rrcnq6d80ll6ruukjgtp731, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /hsphere/local/home/myusername/mydomain.com/blog/include/functions_config.inc.php on line 353

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The other error.

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Warning: Unknown: open(/tmp/sess_gjbbop6d9cd99e6r7f7u4mpo35, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in Unknown on line 0 Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct () in Unknown on line 0

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I assume it has something to do with what you say above but how do I check or change what you are saying?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Hi!

This error definitely indicates your provider has something not propery setup. Show him these errors messages, he will be able to fix your setup then.

Regards,
Garvin

Thanks and maybe they are doing something. I'm getting this error now.

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function serendipity_smarty_init() in /hsphere/local/home/myusername/mywebsite.com/blog/include/genpage.inc.php on line 32

A few minutes ago I was getting a mysql error!

My host did something to my site but it's still broken. Is this error related to the session.save error?

Fatal error: Call to undefined function serendipity_smarty_init() in /hsphere/local/home/myusername/mywebsite.com/blog/include/genpage.inc.php on line 32

Hi!

This error can mean that you are missing a file include/functions_smarty.inc.php -- inside this file the serendipity_smarty_init() function is declared. If the file is missing, s9y cannot be properly run.

Regards,
Garvin

I thought maybe there were some corrupt files so I reuploaded a nightly build from a couple of nights ago and now get this.

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Fatal error: Call to undefined function smarty_core_is_secure() in /hsphere/local/home/myusername/mywebsite.com/blog/bundled-libs/Smarty/libs/Smarty.class.php on line 1592

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Should I start over or something or have I lost everything?!

Hi!

Your upload is corrupted. Re-Upload all files, it seems you were missing more than one file.

Regards,
Garvin

Thanks as usual for your quick response. You have helped me a few times before but it's been a while now. I'll have to say that I just don't get this kind of help with any of my other software I have to deal with or support.

I ended up uploading three times before it worked right. I wonder if the first session.save_path was still a problem with the server.

Thanks again

David

Hi!

You're welcome!:)

SOme FTP clients offer a switch to validate the upload so that you can check if the files were properly uploaded?

The bad session.save_path was unrelated, though.

Regards,
Garvin