From eedb424418b9dd88f143fd65ed412e479155a8ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: benjamin <benjamin>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2024 17:36:22 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] use regular php session during CIVI SETUP

---
 CRM/Utils/System/Standalone.php | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CRM/Utils/System/Standalone.php b/CRM/Utils/System/Standalone.php
index b05512cf1a0f..8013f2deee04 100644
--- a/CRM/Utils/System/Standalone.php
+++ b/CRM/Utils/System/Standalone.php
@@ -553,8 +553,12 @@ public function permissionDenied() {
    * Start a new session.
    */
   public function sessionStart() {
-    $session_handler = new SessionHandler();
-    session_set_save_handler($session_handler);
+    // during installation we can't use the session handler from the extension yet
+    // so we fall back to a default php session
+    if (!defined('CIVI_SETUP')) {
+      $session_handler = new SessionHandler();
+      session_set_save_handler($session_handler);
+    }
 
     $session_max_lifetime = Civi::settings()->get('standaloneusers_session_max_lifetime') ?? 1440;