errors after site transfer

[sadie]

Hello,

I moved to a new host, and the hosting company transferred my site, and changed the configurations for me (password, databases,etc). I had put the site under maintenance, and can get to that page, put when I try to log into my admin I get errors:

1. Warning: session_save_path() [function.session-save-path]: open_basedir restriction in effect. File(/home/(OLD HOST USER NAME)/public_html/store/cache) is not within the allowed path(s): (/home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/:/tmp:/usr/local/lib/php/:/usr/lib64/php/) in /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 156

2. Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cookie - headers already sent by (output started at /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php:156) in /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 108

3. Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: Cannot send session cache limiter - headers already sent (output started at /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php:156) in /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php on line 108

4. Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php:156) in /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/(ADMIN FOLDER)/includes/init_includes/init_templates.php on line 36

5. Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/includes/functions/sessions.php:156) in /home/(NEW HOST USER NAME)/domains/vintageknits.net/public_html/store/(ADMIN FOLDER)/includes/functions/general.php on line 21

I would appreciate any help. Hopefully this can be fixed and I will not have to start all over. My other hosting has expired. I do have a database backup on my computer, and only the files currently on the new hosting account.

Thanks

[DrByte]

Start with reviewing the steps for switching hosts outlined here: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=100
Perhaps try the fix_cache_key utility mentioned as your first step, then review the rest.

[makenoiz]

I have this problems as well and just tried this and the fix_cache_key returns only a blank page. I also followed the move zc directions you mentioned above. Any last ditch ideas before I remove everything and start again?

Thanks

[kiddo]

If you are sure your config files are correct (be sure) you can either use phpmyadmin to fix the cache key or use this trick to bring up admin and then fix it in the sessions tab.

In includes/functions/sessions.php

find: (about line 154)

  function zen_session_save_path($path = '') {
    if (!empty($path)) {
      //return session_save_path($path);  // comment this out
	  return "/proper/cache/path";  // add this
    } else {
      //return session_save_path();  // comment this out
	  return "proper/cache/path"; // add this
    }
  }

note commenting out the return lines and hardcoding the proper value temporarily.

I've seen the fix_cache_key come up with a blank page. Don't know why.

Be sure to set the proper path in the admin and then undo the above temp fix.

[makenoiz]

Bingo!~ Hardcoding did the trick......

Thanks!

[makenoiz]

By the way... For others having thisproblem too....

There were remnants of the old path in the db file. Would be good for folks to do a scan of their back up sql file and make sure to change any references to old server paths.... I found 2! Logs and Sessions.

night!