osCommerce Question

I have managed to install osCommerce on my site, but I get an error saying
that

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Warning: The sessions directory does not exist: /tmp. Sessions will not work
until this directory is created.
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I have tried creating a /tmp directory thoughout the site in all different
locations, but I still get the same message. I've been through the knowledge
base on the oscommerce site but there doesn't appear to be anything??

Any suggestions??

Ross H

In article <410bd0f3_2@mk-nntp-2.news.uk.tiscali.com>, "MC" <<nospam>
@hotmail.com> says...
> I have managed to install osCommerce on my site, but I get an error saying
> that
>
> Snip
> Warning: The sessions directory does not exist: /tmp. Sessions will not work
> until this directory is created.
> Snip
>
> I have tried creating a /tmp directory thoughout the site in all different
> locations, but I still get the same message. I've been through the knowledge
> base on the oscommerce site but there doesn't appear to be anything??
>
> Any suggestions??
>
> Ross H
>
>
>
how did you "manage" to install it ?

ie.
where from
download / save / run
off a CD ?

MC < wrote:
> I have tried creating a /tmp directory thoughout the site in all different
> locations, but I still get the same message.

Don't try creating the directory "in all different locations" -- create it
where it tells you to: at "/tmp".

That said, it probably already exists but has the wrong permissions. Set
it to 1777.

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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:37:36 +0100, Toby Inkster
<usenet200407@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:

>MC < wrote:
>> I have tried creating a /tmp directory thoughout the site in all different
>> locations, but I still get the same message.
>
>Don't try creating the directory "in all different locations" -- create it
>where it tells you to: at "/tmp".
>
>That said, it probably already exists but has the wrong permissions. Set
>it to 1777.

and if that's not possible, try 777

John OO
--
<http://webcel.nl/> webshopsoftware + more

John W. < wrote:

> On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:37:36 +0100, Toby Inkster
> <usenet200407@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>That said, it probably already exists but has the wrong permissions. Set
>>it to 1777.
>
> and if that's not possible, try 777

I'm serious about 1777 -- it does exist. It makes the directory into a bit
of a free for all -- anyone can create files and read anybody else's
files, but you can only delete your own files. (The '1' is called the
'sticky bit' and causes the 'but you can only delete your own files'
behaviour.)

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Contact Me ~ http://tobyinkster.co.uk/contact
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In article <pan.2004.08.01.09.14.38.41859@tobyinkster.co.uk >,
usenet200407@tobyinkster.co.uk says...
> John W. < wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:37:36 +0100, Toby Inkster
> > <usenet200407@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>That said, it probably already exists but has the wrong permissions. Set
> >>it to 1777.
> >
> > and if that's not possible, try 777
>
> I'm serious about 1777 -- it does exist. It makes the directory into a bit
> of a free for all -- anyone can create files and read anybody else's
> files, but you can only delete your own files. (The '1' is called the
> 'sticky bit' and causes the 'but you can only delete your own files'
> behaviour.)
>
>
so, if you've just got 3 digits on your smartftp f7 or a choice of rwx
rwx rwx .... where do I stick your 1777?

thinks . o 0 ( OK you can stop bending over now ) 0 o .
;p

On 2004-08-01, Dave <Dave@daves.place> wrote:
> In article <pan.2004.08.01.09.14.38.41859@tobyinkster.co.uk >,
> usenet200407@tobyinkster.co.uk says...
>> John W. < wrote:
>>
>> > On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 21:37:36 +0100, Toby Inkster
>> > <usenet200407@tobyinkster.co.uk> wrote:
>> >
>> >>That said, it probably already exists but has the wrong permissions. Set
>> >>it to 1777.
>> >
>> > and if that's not possible, try 777
>>
>> I'm serious about 1777 -- it does exist. It makes the directory into a bit
>> of a free for all -- anyone can create files and read anybody else's
>> files, but you can only delete your own files. (The '1' is called the
>> 'sticky bit' and causes the 'but you can only delete your own files'
>> behaviour.)
>>
>>
> so, if you've just got 3 digits on your smartftp f7 or a choice of rwx
> rwx rwx .... where do I stick your 1777?

try secure shell, get a better ftp prog.

ken