I installed Joomla both by using Fantastico and as a standard install (e.g., download from Joomla.org, uncompress, upload, create a MySQL databased, etc.). I am trying to create this installation on a subdomain, currently the fantastico verion is in subdomain.mysite.com/cms and the other is in subdomain.mysite.com/joomla. I'm seeing the following problems: 

1. On both versions. Permissions: Session save path, Unwriteable

2. On the non-Fantastico version (though I imagine it also affects the Fantastico version). Security: Following PHP Server Settings are not optimal for Security and it is recommended to change them:Joomla! RG_EMULATION setting is `ON` instead of `OFF` in file globals.php `ON` by default for compatibility reasons

3. Register Globals Emulation:   Recommended OFF:    Actual ON (I guess this is the same as above).

Any ideas on fixing both of these?

Thanks,
Michael

Hi,
so this item number one appears during installation?
I am not sure (don't know what session save path leads to) but did you check that your subfolder is writable? I Think some subfolders have to be writable as well.

I'm having the exact same issue. Can't proceed with my Joomla install because I can't find where to set permissions for "session save path".

If tech support comes back with a definitive answer, I'll post it here.