ErrorException: Warning: ini_set(): A session is active. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in /../../

Question

I am trying to create my own authentication provider like in http://symfony.com/doc/current/cookbook/security/custom_authentication_provider.html.

But, it keeps saying:

ErrorException: Warning: ini_set(): A session is active. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in /../../vendor/symfony/symfony/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/Handler/NativeFileSessionHandler.php line 56

I have the same random error with my custom PHP session handler... No idea what it could be. — dAm2K, Nov 30 '12 at 23:37

lifo · Answer 1 · 2013-04-29T13:44:19.843

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Symfony2 sessions will not work properly with "session auto start" enabled. So make sure that's disabled.

Make sure your php configuration php.ini has this configured: session.auto_start = 0.

Or you can add php_flag session.auto_start 0 to your .htaccess file if you can not edit the php.ini file.

edited Apr 29 '13 at 13:44

answered Dec 11 '12 at 12:19

lifo

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Why in php.ini is equal 0 and in htacess is equal 1 :$ ? I have this error but doesn't work trying this solution. Merci! – Rubén Fanjul Estrada Apr 29 '13 at 12:27
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Typo on my part. Corrected my answer. – lifo Apr 29 '13 at 13:44
I am also facing same issue, Tried this solution in CI4 and its working.Thanks – Bhavik Patel Mar 02 '21 at 08:40

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '20 at 17:20

Additionally, there's one more possibility to get this error, as I found out after a long time of struggling:

For whatever reason, this crucial part was commented out in my config_test.yml, giving me exactly the same error:

framework:
    session:
        storage_id: session.storage.mock_file

The storage_id setting must be in place to avoid the problem.

ErrorException: Warning: ini_set(): A session is active. You cannot change the session module's ini settings at this time in /../../

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