I'm getting this:

Cannot start session without errors,
please check errors given in your PHP
and/or webserver log file and
configure your PHP installation
properly.

I followed this tutorial to fix the problem:

http://www.electrictoolbox.com/phpmyadmin-cannot-start-session-without-errors/

But I don't actually have a /var/lib/php/session' directory.

(I only have a var/lib/php5 directory)

I get this:

chown: cannot access `/var/lib/php/session': No such file or directory

Any suggestions?

(I didn't touch anything, so I assume an update screwed something).

EDIT:

in var/lib/php

there is a file called: sess_eq4jhtrmumanft46oj7o97phdbtv8bcm

and it has this:

(Sorry, I can't paste the code for some reason).