I'm still unable to solve this issue. I have contacted the Web host 'Network Solutions' and so far they have been little help.

Are SilverStripe sessions stored in the database or in a folder?

I'd appreciate any guidance here as to why I can't stay logged into the admin on this (Network Solutions) server.

Thanks,

Ryan

Shot in the dark guys.

These hosts usually run PHP5 under CGI because they are still running PHP4 on the same boxes to support legacy code. Maybe some sort of conflict here.

Can you add ONE of these lines to your .htaccess file and try again? Just try one at a time, different servers will use different commands.

Guys - Didn't one of these US hosts (Dreamhost?) require a /tmp directory to be made in the document root? Could it be a similar issue? I don't remember what that particular problem was.

Cheers
Aaron

Great news Ryan,

No I don't think you should be worried, but I'm not a *nix security bunny. I'm sure this is similar to the Dreamhost issues, where a /tmp directory needed to be created in the docroot. I don't think the symptoms were the same however.

You should probably get a short "how to" added to the hosting page for this host then if you have time. Not sure if you just put it in the comments section or email it to SS. Sam may be able to clarify if he's still watching this thread.

See http://doc.silverstripe.com/doku.php?id=suggested-web-hosts for how the tips are formatted. That page has come in handy a few times when duplicate problems arise.

I assume you aren't on shared if you have access to php.ini. I wonder how this will work for people on shared setups unless you can set the save path in .htaccess.

Cheers
Aaron

Thanks guys, this was really helpful,

Only one more thing, when i put

<Location sessions>
Deny from all
</Location> in .htaccess file it gives me an error, i tried many other ways, but still no luck, (i am sure it is something really simple... i am just starting to learn this stuff)

any ideas?

Thank you