Why can't I use session_start() in my php script? It says headers are already sent

Question

Here are the first few lines of my page:

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Answer 1

You either misread or the other forums are wrong. Just because session_start() is in the first "block" of PHP code doesn't mean it will work.

session_start() needs to be run before the headers are sent.

The solution in your case is:

Move session_start(); above ...