need assistance with session.set_path + .htaccess

[sleepyg1973]

Hi,

I'm installing version 1.0.2 of CMS Made Simple and I've come across a problem. In the validation screen it flags the following error message:

"Checking if session.save_path is writable

Your session.save_path is "/home/phpsessions". Not having this as writable may make logins to the Admin Panel not work. You may want to look into making this path writable if you have trouble logging into the Admin Panel. "

This directory does not exist on my server. I don't have access to change the php.ini (provided by ISP) so I've tried creating a .htaccess file with session.save_path set to an alternative value. Every time I do that I get this error from Apache:

"[Mon Nov 27 15:49:45 2006] [alert] [client xxx] xxx/htdocs/.htaccess: php_value not allowed here"

If I proceed with the installation I cannot login to the server (as warned).

Can anyone assist? I managed to get an earlier version of CMS Made Simple to work on this server (but had to delete it). Where am I going wrong?

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[Pierre M.]

"Checking if session.save_path is writable

Your session.save_path is "/home/phpsessions". Not having this as writable may make logins to the Admin Panel not work. You may want to look into making this path writable if you have trouble logging into the Admin Panel. "

This directory does not exist on my server. I don't have access to change the php.ini (provided by ISP)

Well, I think you should ask your ISP(hosting provider) about what php.ini says about session.save_path so that it or you set the path writeable.
As it is a PHP wide issue and not strictly related to CMSms, a good hoster can provide the right response.

PM