diff --git a/winixd/core/app.cpp b/winixd/core/app.cpp
index a333cf4..1658d68 100644
--- a/winixd/core/app.cpp
+++ b/winixd/core/app.cpp
@@ -402,21 +402,26 @@ void App::ProcessRequestThrow()
 	// and then BaseUrlRedirect() will be called (for performance)
 	if( !BaseUrlRedirect() )
 	{
-		session_manager.SetSession();
-		cur.session = session_manager.GetCurSession();
-		SetLocale();
-
-		if( cur.session->new_session )
-		{
-			cur.session->plugin_data.Resize(plugin.Size());
-			plugin.Call(WINIX_SESSION_CREATED);
-		}
-
-		plugin.Call(WINIX_SESSION_CHANGED);
-
 		if( cur.request->env_request_uri.size() <= WINIX_URL_MAX_SIZE )
 		{
 			functions.Parse();    // parsing directories, files, functions and parameters
+
+			if( !cur.request->dir_tab.empty() )
+			{
+				functions.CheckFunctionAndSymlink(); // CHECK ME it is correct now?
+
+				session_manager.SetSession();
+				cur.session = session_manager.GetCurSession();
+				SetLocale();
+
+				if( cur.session->new_session )
+				{
+					cur.session->plugin_data.Resize(plugin.Size());
+					plugin.Call(WINIX_SESSION_CREATED);
+				}
+
+				plugin.Call(WINIX_SESSION_CHANGED);
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
@@ -436,6 +441,18 @@ void App::ProcessRequestThrow()
 			log << log1 << "App: the URL is too long: " << cur.request->env_request_uri.size() << logend;
 		}
 
+		if( cur.request->dir_tab.empty() )
+		{
+			log << log1 << "App: there is no a root dir (dir_tab is empty), adding a root dir" << logend;
+			Item * root_dir = system.dirs.GetRootDir();
+
+			if( root_dir )
+			{
+				cur.request->dir_tab.push_back(root_dir);
+				cur.request->last_item = cur.request->dir_tab.back();
+			}
+		}
+
 		cur.mount = system.mounts.CalcCurMount();
 
 		if( cur.mount->type != system.mounts.MountTypeStatic() )
@@ -659,8 +676,8 @@ void App::Make()
 	if( cur.request->status == WINIX_ERR_OK )
 		plugin.Call(WINIX_PREPARE_REQUEST);
 
-	if( cur.request->status == WINIX_ERR_OK )
-		functions.CheckFunctionAndSymlink();
+//	if( cur.request->status == WINIX_ERR_OK )
+//		functions.CheckFunctionAndSymlink();
 
 	CheckAccessFromPlugins();
 
diff --git a/winixd/core/sessionmanager.cpp b/winixd/core/sessionmanager.cpp
index 42eee1b..896b1f2 100644
--- a/winixd/core/sessionmanager.cpp
+++ b/winixd/core/sessionmanager.cpp
@@ -460,16 +460,23 @@ void SessionManager::SetSession()
 
 	if( !IsIPBanned() )
 	{
-		CookieTab::iterator i = cur->request->cookie_tab.find(config->http_session_id_name);
-
-		if( i != cur->request->cookie_tab.end() )
+		if( cur->request->function && cur->request->function->need_session )
 		{
-			if( !SetSessionFromCookie(i->second) )
-				cur->request->cookie_tab.erase(i);
+			CookieTab::iterator i = cur->request->cookie_tab.find(config->http_session_id_name);
+
+			if( i != cur->request->cookie_tab.end() )
+			{
+				if( !SetSessionFromCookie(i->second) )
+					cur->request->cookie_tab.erase(i);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				NoSessionCookieCheckBan();
+			}
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			NoSessionCookieCheckBan();
+			SetTemporarySession();
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/winixd/functions/functionbase.cpp b/winixd/functions/functionbase.cpp
index c458530..04b2aa7 100644
--- a/winixd/functions/functionbase.cpp
+++ b/winixd/functions/functionbase.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ FunctionBase::FunctionBase()
 	follow_symlinks = true;
 	template_index  = size_t(-1);
 	need_ssl		= false;
+	need_session	= true;
 
 	fun.user_id    = -1;
 	fun.group_id   = -1;
diff --git a/winixd/functions/functionbase.h b/winixd/functions/functionbase.h
index 7a9f347..92849b0 100644
--- a/winixd/functions/functionbase.h
+++ b/winixd/functions/functionbase.h
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ public:
 	// (this option is ignored if 'use_ssl' in the config is false)
 	bool need_ssl;
 
+	// true if the function need a session object
+	// if false then a temporary session is used
+	bool need_session;
+
 	virtual void Init();
 	virtual bool HasAccess();
 	virtual void MakePost();