[TYPO3] Call to undefined function session_start() in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/typo3/index.php on line 240

[Martin S]

Olivier Dobberkau wrote:

> Martin S wrote:
>> After the install routine went through on my PHP 5 box I got the error
>> message
>> 
>> Call to undefined function session_start()
>> in /var/www/localhost/htdocs/typo3/index.php on line 240
>> 
>> when trying to access the BE. How do I fix this? I can't find anything in
>> the archive - but I might have miss searched.
>> 
>> Martin S
> 
> downgrade to php4.
> or look at the php settings if sessions work still the same as in php4.

I get the same error when trying Typo3 4.0 beta1 (which is supposed to work
with PHP5).
(I really like to avoid uninstalling PHP5 and think I saw something about
Typo3 compatible with PHP5 earlier - can't find it now though).

Martin S