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It doesn't give any button to retest. Just fails instantly when going to the diagnose.php page

PHP Session Diagnostics

Result: SESSION_START_FAILED

PHP was unable to open the test session. Check the session handler, storage path, access permissions, and PHP error log with your hosting provider.

Stay in the same browser and tab. After t...

Hello anlarye,

I've made some progress in figuring out the cause. On my test environment, I was able to log in using another admin account I had created. In your case, I suspect a lost session and that the session storage is unusable with the new host. By default, cPanel uses session directories under /var/cpanel/php/sessions (.user.ini). The questio...

... Just can't log in at all. I go to login and enter the credentials and the site just stays on the login screen. ...Just a thought: Make a complete backup of your FlatPress installation. Then reactivate the setup folder with all its files and delete the setup lock file.

The reasoning behind this: If you move from one web server to another, you’ll run into a problem...

Hello anlarye,

Could you please provide me with a ZIP file containing the affected FlatPress instance so I can investigate it further?

Thank you very much and best regards,
Frank

Statistics: Posted by fraenkiman — Thu Oct 08...

I checked on permissions last night to make sure they were correct. No issues there.

I deleted the files as suggested. No change. Still cannot log in. I might just wipe it and start over.

Statistics: Posted by anlarye — Wed Sep 30, 2026 3:...