# failed: Permission denied opendir(/var/lib/php5)

**URL:** <https://forum.mautic.org/t/failed-permission-denied-opendir-var-lib-php5/3368>\
**Category:** Product Support\
**Created:** [February 1, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/failed-permission-denied-opendir-var-lib-php5/3368 "2016-02-01T17:58:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Svet\_Zitrka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Svet\_Zitrka](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Svet_Zitrka)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/failed-permission-denied-opendir-var-lib-php5/3368/1 "2016-02-01T17:58:50Z")

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Will somehow solve this problem symphony? Ple our technical support there would not interfere at all Mautic

Code:

[2016-02-01 17:55:05] mautic.NOTICE: PHP Notice: SessionHandler::gc(): ps\_files\_cleanup\_dir: opendir(/var/lib/php5) failed: Permission denied (13) - in file xxx/app/cache/prod/classes.php - at line 423 [] []

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**Author:** ![Svet\_Zitrka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Svet\_Zitrka](https://forum.mautic.org/u/Svet_Zitrka)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2016, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/failed-permission-denied-opendir-var-lib-php5/3368/2 "2016-02-01T17:58:50Z")

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Will somehow solve this problem symphony? Ple our technical support there would not interfere at all Mautic

```auto
[2016-02-01 17:55:05] mautic.NOTICE: PHP Notice: SessionHandler::gc(): ps_files_cleanup_dir: opendir(/var/lib/php5) failed: Permission denied (13) - in file xxx/app/cache/prod/classes.php - at line 423 [] []
```

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**Author:** ![dirk\_s](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mautic.org/dirk_s/32/748_2.png) [@dirk\_s](https://forum.mautic.org/u/dirk_s)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2016, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.mautic.org/t/failed-permission-denied-opendir-var-lib-php5/3368/3 "2016-06-08T11:51:08Z")

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Same problem here, what permissions are need for which directory according to this error message in the log?