@Tom-Elliott Hi Tom,

log for apache error:

[Wed Apr 01 16:05:36.847438 2026] [proxy_fcgi:error] [pid 1232] [client 172.28.1.84:48932] AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): open(/var/lib/php/sessions/sess_f9273cevne2k8cci10csjt7b81, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84; PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /var/lib/php/sessions) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84' [Wed Apr 01 16:05:36.860169 2026] [proxy_fcgi:error] [pid 1233] [client 172.28.1.84:48946] AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): open(/var/lib/php/sessions/sess_f9273cevne2k8cci10csjt7b81, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84; PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /var/lib/php/sessions) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84' [Wed Apr 01 16:05:36.877158 2026] [proxy_fcgi:error] [pid 1234] [client 172.28.1.84:48952] AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): open(/var/lib/php/sessions/sess_f9273cevne2k8cci10csjt7b81, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84; PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /var/lib/php/sessions) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84' [Wed Apr 01 16:05:36.889945 2026] [proxy_fcgi:error] [pid 1231] [client 172.28.1.84:48968] AH01071: Got error 'PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): open(/var/lib/php/sessions/sess_f9273cevne2k8cci10csjt7b81, O_RDWR) failed: Permission denied (13) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84; PHP message: PHP Warning: session_start(): Failed to read session data: files (path: /var/lib/php/sessions) in /var/www/fog/commons/init.php on line 84'

the php-fpm error:

[01-Apr-2026 12:57:13] NOTICE: Terminating ... [01-Apr-2026 12:57:13] NOTICE: exiting, bye-bye! [01-Apr-2026 15:57:34] NOTICE: fpm is running, pid 758 [01-Apr-2026 15:57:34] NOTICE: ready to handle connections [01-Apr-2026 15:57:34] NOTICE: systemd monitor interval set to 10000ms

@devle I’ve made a couple of edits, though I still cannot replicate the problem you’re seeing.

You shouldn’t see the errors any more (just saying), though I don’t know if these things will fix whatever problem you’re seeing.