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Description

This function sets the location of PHP's default session save path.

Important:

In cPanel & WHM version 76 and later, when you disable the Web Server role, the system disables this function.

Examples

 JSON API
https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/json-api/php_set_session_save_path?api.version=1&path=%2Fvar%2Fcpanel%2Fphp%2Fsessions&overwrite=1
 XML API
https://hostname.example.com:2087/cpsess##########/xml-api/php_set_session_save_path?api.version=1&path=%2Fvar%2Fcpanel%2Fphp%2Fsessions&overwrite=1
 Command Line
whmapi1 php_set_session_save_path path=%2Fvar%2Fcpanel%2Fphp%2Fsessions overwrite=1


Notes:

  • Unless otherwise noted, you must URI-encode values.
  • For more information and additional output options, read our Guide to WHM API 1 documentation or run the whmapi1 --help command.

  • If you run CloudLinux™, you must use the full path of the whmapi1 command:

    /usr/local/cpanel/bin/whmapi1

 Output (JSON)
{
   "metadata" : {
      "version" : 1,
      "result" : 1,
      "command" : "php_set_session_save_path",
      "reason" : "OK"
   },
   "data" : {}
}
 Output (XML)
<xml>
  <data></data>
  <metadata>
    <command>php_set_session_save_path</command>
    <reason>OK</reason>
    <result>1</result>
    <version>1</version>
  </metadata>
</xml>


Note:

Use WHM's API Shell interface (WHM >> Home >> Development >> API Shell) to directly test WHM API calls.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescriptionPossible ValuesExample
pathstring

The directory in which to save session information.

Warning:

For security reasons, do not set this value to /tmp or another insecure location.

This parameter defaults to /var/cpanel/php/sessions.

A valid absolute directory path.

/var/cpanel/php/sessions
overwriteBoolean

Whether to overwrite the existing session save path in the php.ini file.

This parameter defaults to 0.

  • 1 — Overwrite the existing value in the php.ini file.
  • 0 — Do not overwrite the existing value in the php.ini file.
0

Returns

This function returns only metadata.

Function information

API Version:

WHM API 1

Available in:

WHM 66+

Methods:

GET, POST

Required Parameters:

(none)

Return Formats:

JSON, XML

Important:

cPanel & WHM version 66 deprecated XML output.

About WHM API 1

WHM API 1 performs functions and accesses data in WHM.

Notes:

  • Some functions and parameters may require that you authenticate as the root user.
  • You must use the appropriate WHM ports (2086 or 2087) to call WHM API functions.

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