(In reply to comment #0)
> Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP
> and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.
Please attach the log ;)

(Here it works well)

Source RPM: phpmyadmin ver 3.4.6 rev 1.mag2 => phpmyadmin

File /var/log/httpd/error_log before test

[Wed Oct 26 10:36:13 2011] [notice] core dump file size limit raised to 4294967295 bytes
[Wed Oct 26 10:36:14 2011] [notice] Digest: generating secret for digest authentication ...
[Wed Oct 26 10:36:14 2011] [notice] Digest: done
[Wed Oct 26 10:36:15 2011] [notice] Apache/2.2.21 (Mageia/PREFORK-4.mga2) PHP/5.3.8 with Suhosin-Patch configured -- resuming normal operations

after test there is nothing

file /var/log/httpd/access_log when phpmyadmin doesn't works

127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:04 +0200] "GET /phpmyadmin/js/cross_framing_protection.js?ts=1318760777 HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0"
127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:04 +0200] "GET /phpmyadmin/js/update-location.js?ts=1318760777 HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0"
127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:04 +0200] "GET /phpmyadmin/js/functions.js?ts=1318760777 HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0"
127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:04 +0200] "GET /phpmyadmin/js/jquery/jquery-1.4.4.js?ts=1318760777 HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0"
127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:04 +0200] "GET /phpmyadmin/js/jquery/jquery.qtip-1.0.0.min.js?ts=1318760777 HTTP/1.1" 304 - "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0"
127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:06 +0200] "POST /phpmyadmin/index.php HTTP/1.1" 200 1205 "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" "Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:8.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/8.0"

I see no errors here.

José, if you have an idea.

Assignee: bugsquad => lists.jjorge

(In reply to comment #2)
> file /var/log/httpd/access_log when phpmyadmin doesn't works
> 127.0.0.1 - - [26/Oct/2011:10:39:04 +0200] "GET
> /phpmyadmin/js/cross_framing_protection.js?ts=1318760777 HTTP/1.1" 304 -

The http status code 304 simply indicates that the requested object
has not been changed.  That is quite normal on a page reload.

Are you entering http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ in the address bar,
or using a bookmark to go to a page within phpmyadmin?

Do you have cookies enabled in the browser?

CC: (none) => davidwhodgins

When i start phpmyadmin the first time it works, if I quit without stopping the browser it works allways.
If I quit and stop the browser and then relaunch phpmyadmin it doesn't work.
The problem is the same with Firefox 7 or 8 and with google-chromium.
The problem is the same if I call phpmyadmin in the menu or in a console with the command "firefox http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" or in the adress bar.

I removed the package phpmyadmin and I installed the version 3.4.7 downloaded from the site.
The problem is the same so I suspect PHP or the installation.

Is logging for php enabled? Is it going into apache log or some other file?

CC: (none) => sander.lepik

(In reply to comment #7)
> Is logging for php enabled? Is it going into apache log or some other file?

I don't understand what you want.

I reinstalled Mageia with the new update it's the same problem.

If I remove the file ~/.mozilla/firefox/xxxxxxx.default/Cache phpmyadmin works.
And then there is the same problem, I have to remove this file to make it work.
.... and so on ...

I can now confirm the problem, and will dig to try and find some more info.

I normally use opera, where I do not see the problem.  With firefox,
if you close the browser while logged in to phpmyadmin, then run
firefox http://localhost/phpmyadmin/
the login screen is displayed.  After entering the root password,
and pressing the enter key, a screen is displayed with the message

phpMyAdmin -

Cannot start session without errors, please check errors given in your PHP and/or webserver log file and configure your PHP installation properly.


There are no error messages from this in any of the log files, that I
can see.

Btw, in firefox, using tools/clear recent history does correct the problem.

Now, after clearing the history, I'm back to not being able to
recreate the bug.  Very strange.

Maybe someone can test in cauldron (last version) and then if still valid, report the bug upstream ?
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?atid=377408&group_id=23067&func=browse

(and post the link here)

Manuel, can you try the following to see if creates the error for you ...

sudo service mysqld stop
firefox http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ 
 Enter the root password, and get the message that
 it can't login to the mysql server.
 Exit firefox
sudo service mysqld start
firefox http://localhost/phpmyadmin/ 
 Enter the root password, and see if you get
 the error in comment 10.

This seems to consistently cause the problem here.

It does not have the same problem if I use opera, instead of firefox,
so it looks like a problem with the way the cookies are being handled,
but I'm not sure if it's a firefox/chrome problem, or a phpmyadmin
problem.

Btw, it looks like
http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=3382375&group_id=23067&atid=377408
covers this bug.  Once we know we have a consistent method
of producing the bug, I'll add more info to the upstream
bug report.

Indeed I can confirm but also with IE9 in a VM.

Reported as https://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=23067&atid=377408
since the one referenced in comment 15 had been closed as rejected.

I installed phpmyadmin with a firefox in english so I have phpmyadmin in english.
The first time it work OK. When I stop phpmyadmin and firefox, then phpmyadmin doesn't work if I call it by menu (http://localhost/phpmyadmin/)
but if I call it by : "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/index.php" it works.
Then I configure phpmyadmin in french and save it.
When I call with "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/" I have the first page in english
but if I call with "http://localhost/phpmyadmin/index.php" it is in french.

To avoid problems it seems better the menu launch with " http....../index.php "

(In reply to comment #18)
> To avoid problems it seems better the menu launch with " http....../index.php "

I can't reproduce your behaviour : it always start in the language of my browser.

Now phpmyadmin works allways fine.

(In reply to comment #20)
> Now phpmyadmin works allways fine.

ok so closing.

thanks

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
Resolution: (none) => WORKSFORME