Remote shared host. ftp access for file uploads only.
browser inerface through their own 'control panel' to create databases.

Windows v??
Apache 1.3.26
PhP 4.??
MySQl 3.23.53

Created MySQL database first.

New install of XOOPS

Install went smoothly, all green lights.

Last page of the installation, when I clicked on HERE, I got a blank page.
Having read another forum I got advice on overriding error reporting settings at the directory level using .htaccess.
GOOD! , at least not blank pages anymore.
This then changed the blank page to

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: session_set_save_handler() in xxxxx/xoops/include/common.php on line 157

I have tried to look for this but to no avail yet.

I also tried a phpinfo but it has been disabled on this host...security.

If you have any ideas as to how to overcome this problem I would be really grateful.

cheers

I have just tried to install XOOPS for the first time and I am getting the same error 'Call to undefined function: session_set_save_handler()in /srv/www/htdocs/include/common.phpon line 157'. I am running on:
SuSE 9.1
Apache2 2.0.49
PHP 4.3.4
MySQL 4.0.18

I have tried with 'register_globals' on or off.
'session.save_handler' = files
The install screens were all 'green'. Were you able to resolve your error? Any help is greatly appreciated.

This problem was solved by installing an additional php4 extension module: 'php4-session' - which is described as 'PHP functions for preserving certain data across subsequent accesses'. Under SuSE 9.1 this was not one of the extension modules installed by default when php was installed.