diff -r 5a6b6e770365 -r 68c69c656a2c web/lib/Zend/Session.php
--- a/web/lib/Zend/Session.php	Thu May 07 15:10:09 2015 +0200
+++ b/web/lib/Zend/Session.php	Thu May 07 15:16:02 2015 +0200
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  *
  * @category   Zend
  * @package    Zend_Session
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
  * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
- * @version    $Id: Session.php 25121 2012-11-13 21:51:23Z matthew $
+ * @version    $Id$
  * @since      Preview Release 0.2
  */
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *
  * @category   Zend
  * @package    Zend_Session
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2015 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
  * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
  */
 class Zend_Session extends Zend_Session_Abstract
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@
      * setSaveHandler() - Session Save Handler assignment
      *
      * @param Zend_Session_SaveHandler_Interface $interface
+     * @throws Zend_Session_Exception When the session_set_save_handler call fails
      * @return void
      */
     public static function setSaveHandler(Zend_Session_SaveHandler_Interface $saveHandler)
@@ -269,7 +270,7 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        session_set_save_handler(
+        $result = session_set_save_handler(
             array(&$saveHandler, 'open'),
             array(&$saveHandler, 'close'),
             array(&$saveHandler, 'read'),
@@ -277,6 +278,10 @@
             array(&$saveHandler, 'destroy'),
             array(&$saveHandler, 'gc')
             );
+
+        if (!$result) {
+            throw new Zend_Session_Exception('Unable to set session handler');
+        }
     }