Troubleshooting

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• Problems with large amounts of data not saving (variations, rates etc)

  If you notice product variations, tax rates and other large data sets not saving, Suhosin (a security module in PHP) may be preventing the POST data from being saved. This issue can also be caused by servers with version PHP 5.3.9+ and servers running mod_security. Configuring Suhosin If enabled, Suhosin may need to be configured […]

• session_start warnings

  If you get errors like this in your site header: Warning: session_start() [function.session-start]: open(xxx) failed: Permission denied (13) in xxx/wp-content/plugins/woocommerce/woocommerce.php on line 80 your server is to blame. PHP Sessions may not be set up correctly, or the sessions directory (usually /tmp) is not writable. You need to contact your hosting provider to resolve this.

• SSL by proxy problems (Network Solutions)

  Hosts that insist on SSL by proxy, such as Network Solutions), will cause problems with WordPress and WooCommerce because they prevent PHP and the WordPress is_ssl() function from detecting if the page is being served over HTTPS. This causes a redirect loop. In Network Solutions’ own words: Network Solutions® uses a proxy SSL; this does not allow the […]

• ssl_error_rx_record_too_long

  This error: SSL received a record that exceeded the maximum permissible length. (Error code: ssl_error_rx_record_too_long) is caused by a misconfiguration of SSL/apache (commonly port settings and VirtualHost settings). In most cases the hosting provider, or server administrator, will need to fix the problem (it is not a WooCommerce issue). If you don’t need SSL you […]