Stuck in Installion Loop

[ADVSRV]

My install never goes to step #4. After the configuration step, I get send back to step #1. Any help is appreciated.

[abantecart]

Do you get any error on the screen?

Please also check this file system/logs/error.txt
If there is any error in that file, please post that error.

[ADVSRV]

No on-screen Errors, it just returns to the license agreement.

error.txt

2013-02-10 15:17:37 - warning:  AbanteCart core v.1.0 Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct (/var/php_sessions) in <b>Unknown</b> on line <b>0</b>

2013-02-10 15:17:37 - warning:  AbanteCart core v.1.0 session_start(): open(/var/php_sessions/sess_aca80cc6c39f55db52c09cf6ace60299, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in <b>/hermes/bosoraweb018/b221/nf.server/public_html/store.com/public_html/core/lib/session.php</b> on line <b>42</b>

[abolabo]

are trying to install Abantecart on windows?

read this http://www.php.net/manual/en/session.configuration.php#ini.session.save-path

[ADVSRV]

I'm working on a debian server. I want to thank the forum on advance for its swift attention to my issue. I am sure we will resolve it shortly.

[ADVSRV]

I cleared the log, rolled back from 5.3 to 5.2 and configured the PHP settings. Restarted the client.

Issue persists, but no errors in log.

[abantecart]

Would be interesting to know what in PHP does not let you through. Anyway we can debug on your server?

[ADVSRV]

It's a hosted server running at netfirms.

[ADVSRV]

Im getting this security alert on the server.

20130210T224244: www.store.com/index.php
PHP Deprecated:  Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /hermes/bosoraweb018/b221/nf.server/public_html/store.com/php.ini on line 1 in Unknown on line 0
<b>Security Alert!</b> The PHP CGI cannot be accessed directly.

<p>This PHP CGI binary was compiled with force-cgi-redirect enabled.  This
means that a page will only be served up if the REDIRECT_STATUS CGI variable is
set, e.g. via an Apache Action directive.</p>

[abolabo]

Im getting this security alert on the server.

20130210T224244: www.store.com/index.php
PHP Deprecated:  Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /hermes/bosoraweb018/b221/nf.server/public_html/store.com/php.ini on line 1 in Unknown on line 0
<b>Security Alert!</b> The PHP CGI cannot be accessed directly.

<p>This PHP CGI binary was compiled with force-cgi-redirect enabled.  This
means that a page will only be served up if the REDIRECT_STATUS CGI variable is
set, e.g. via an Apache Action directive.</p>

You can rename file php.ini(to use default php.ini) or delete comment line. 
We'll fix it in 1.1.4.

Can you show your phpinfo(); output ?

[ADVSRV]

Can you say specifically what I should rename or comment out?

I will include my php.ini file is multiple post to follow.

[ADVSRV]

better yet, i will email it to you

[abolabo]

Can you say specifically what I should rename or comment out?

I will include my php.ini file is multiple post to follow.

you wrote

Code Select Expand

/hermes/bosoraweb018/b221/nf.server/public_html/store.com/php.ini

try to delete comments there