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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
Solution:
The PHP session failed to start as the session could not be initiated. To fix this, modify the php.ini file and specify session.save_path ( for example: /tmp or any other directory the PHP process has permission to enter).