Problem login to joomla backend or admin session dump back to login screen

**eUK-Patrick** · #1 (**permalink**) 15-10-2008, 02:17

To overcome this problem with joomla backend ,

1. You can request support to allow save_session_path

OR

2. Create a new folder with chmod (777) and put it above in /public_html/ folder and add to your .htaccess file this line:

Code:

php_value session.save_path '/home/cpanelusername/public_html/newwriteablefolder'

Note : Make sure the path to Joomla should be the same as your mosConfig_absolute_path with the additional folder added with no trailing backslash added .

3. If the account is hosted on phpSuexec server then you can create a php.ini file under public_html and set

Code:

session.save_path = /tmp

**eUK-Patrick** · #2 (**permalink**) 17-10-2008, 00:13

If you are still getting dump back to the login screen after you enter the login details for joomla administration then it is due to mod_security restrictions on the server .

**jezza101** · #3 (**permalink**) 24-10-2008, 10:10

mod_security has made using joomla/e107 impossible on eukhost servers. You can turn it off - euhost support will help you with that. But that leaves your site more vulnerable.

I wish eukhost would setup their mod_security to work alongside content management systems. Because surely turning it off completely is less preferable situation to having mod_security running with less restriction.

At the moment you have a choice between no mod_security or restrictions that stop your site working. Not much of a choice really?!

Actually there are 2 other choices - move to a new host or upgrade to a virtual server so you can set it up yourself.

Good luck.

**eUKhost.com** · #4 (**permalink**) 24-10-2008, 15:44

Hi,

Joomla / e107 try to gain full control of the installation as they need permission to modify any webpage you may have in your CMS installation directory. Their code uses specific commands which are used to modify multiple pages at a time and similar code is used by hackers to mass modify multiple websites on a server.

Makers of Joomla / e107 can't sort this problem as their CMS will no longer remain a CMS if they remove php commands which are used for mass modifications.