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Troubleshooting PHP Execution Errors
PHP Fatal error: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module: files (path: )
Error: [STDERR] PHP Fatal error: session_start(): Failed to initialize storage module: files (path: ) in /usr/share/phpmyadmin/libraries/session.inc.php on line 81
Solutions: PHP session failed to start due the session can not be initiated. Modify php.ini file and specify the session.save_path ( for example: /tmp or any other directory PHP process has permission), which will fix the problem.