Php – Varnish doesn’t work with session on PHP

Change your /etc/php.ini file:

session.save_path = "0;0660;/var/lib/php/session"

PHP 5.3.5 mabe will save your session file as -rw-r-- if it does, then you need to edit your application, use the code instead only start_session():

usermod(0);
start_session();

then it will save the session files with -rw-rw-- permission.

You will also need to change your apache group to psacln (your server maybe running as apache:apache because some updated from apache has overwrite the config file).

Edit your httpd.conf

change from:

user = apache
group = apache

To:

user = apache
group = psacln

Now if you change from mod_php to FastCGI and back, you will not have conflict with your session permissions.

Don't forget to restart your apache server after the changes /etc/init.d/httpd restart

If you are using a debian distro, your daemon command will be /etc/init.d/apache restart and your config files will be inside a synonymous folder like /etc/php/apache/php.ini and /etc/apache/httpd.conf or /etc/apache/apache.conf

Sounds like you are just having permissions issues - instead of going the .htaccess route as the last question/answer suggested - find the session save path in your php.ini, & set it to some path that is NOT in a user directory [ /tmp ??] - make sure that directory has write permissions by whatever the webserver is running as .... be sure to stop/start apache.