Just done a new install of latest Version o.19.0 of X3.
After going to site : " www,noelmccarthy.com/X3a" I got this error message on Diagnostics:
"PHP session.save-path directory does not exist.
Your server session.save_path is set to 4;/hermes/phpsessions, but this directory does not exist. Without a correctly set path, you will not be able to login to the panel, because X3 cannot save the login-session. The session.save_path is set from your server php.ini file."
Contact your host!
I contacted my host and this is their reply:
"Hello Noel,
We have updated the session.save_path to 4;/hermes/phpsessions for many reasons, but in general terms, it is for the betterment of the shared hosting platform. We had several large known issues recently where sessions would not save properly with a custom written save path inside the customer's account. This is because if the sessions are saved inside your account and we recompile PHP on our side, all of your sessions will break. Also, saving sessions in "4;/hermes/phpsessions" makes the sessions non-web accessible for some accounts. Depending on when the account was set up and which directory domains are pointing to on the account, the session data can be web accessible for malicious visitors to view. Saving the sessions in "4;/hermes/phpsessions" keeps the session data from prying eyes.
I have checked your session at: http://www.noelmccarthy.com/x3a/testsession.php and it is working properly. Every time the page is refreshed, 1 is added to the previous number. So, please contact the application provider and check further on the issue.
If you have any further questions, please chat with us at http://www.dot5hosting.com/chat/ . "
not sure what is happening please advise!
Noel