Title: session_start() [function.session-start]:
Last modified: February 14, 2018

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# session_start() [function.session-start]:

 *  Resolved [recardoso79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/recardoso79/)
 * (@recardoso79)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/session_start-function-session-start/)
 * Hi,
    I’ve this on top of my PLUGIN’s dashboard:
 * Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(/var/lib/php-cgi/session/
   sess_b2mqkbt6ui7fvurht3cnp7gni3, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2)
   in /home/storage/f/03/ce/professorleonardotor/public_html/wp-content/plugins/
   email-before-download/admin/class-email-before-download-admin.php on line 148
 * Could you help me to solve it?
    It appears when I activeted the EBD.
 * Best Regards;
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fsession_start-function-session-start%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Plugin Author [mandsconsulting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mandsconsulting/)
 * (@mandsconsulting)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/session_start-function-session-start/#post-9977646)
 * This error is usually a sign that the session directory isn’t writable.
 * You may want to look at your PHP settings.
 * I will look at the code as well, and see if it’s something there.
 *  Thread Starter [recardoso79](https://wordpress.org/support/users/recardoso79/)
 * (@recardoso79)
 * [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/session_start-function-session-start/#post-9983810)
 * Thank you for the message,
    Where should I look at? the PHP.ini?
 * Best,

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/session_start-function-session-start/#post-9983810)
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