#44349 [NEW]: Parse error with installer generated php.ini

From: jcs at austin dot rr dot com Operating system: Windows XP PHP version: 5.2.5 PHP Bug Type: PHP options/info functions Bug description: Parse error with installer generated php.ini Description: ------------ Hi, I am having a hard time getting PHP to read the phi.ini file which I want to enable MySQL extensions with. If I run phpinfo(), I see it is lookong in C:\WINDOWS for the file but there is no loaded file. Copying the php.ini file to C:\WINDOWS does not help. OK: PHP installed to: 1) C:\PHP 2) extensions in: C:\PHP\ext 3) php.ini file in C:\PHP This was the installer generated file. 4) In a command window at the command line in C:\PHP I run php -c . php.ini I get the following: PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_LOGICAL_AND in C:\PHP\php.ini on line 126 The line is just a comment...I don't get it (see below). ; NOTE: Using short tags should be avoided when developing applications or Please help, I have wasted so much time on this. I think the loading of the php.ini is failing which is why my extensions don't work. Regards. Reproduce code: --------------- ; since short tags may not be supported on the target server. ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Language Options ; ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; ; Enable the PHP scripting language engine under Apache. engine = On ; Enable compatibility mode with Zend Engine 1 (PHP 4.x) zend.ze1_compatibility_mode = Off ; Allow the <? tag. Otherwise, only <?php and <script> tags are recognized. ; NOTE: Using short tags should be avoided when developing applications or ; libraries that are meant for redistribution, or deployment on PHP ; servers which are not under your control, because short tags may not ; be supported on the target server. For portable, redistributable code, ; be sure not to use short tags. short_open_tag = Off ; Allow ASP-style <% %> tags. asp_tags = Off ; The number of significant digits displayed in floating point numbers. precision = 14 ; Enforce year 2000 compliance (will cause problems with non-compliant browsers) y2k_compliance = On ; Output buffering allows you to send header lines (including cookies) even -- Edit bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=44349&edit=1 -- Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.2): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=trysnapshot52 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 5.3): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=trysnapshot53 Try a CVS snapshot (PHP 6.0): http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=trysnapshot60 Fixed in CVS: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=fixedcvs Fixed in release: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=alreadyfixed Need backtrace: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=needtrace Need Reproduce Script: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=needscript Try newer version: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=oldversion Not developer issue: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=support Expected behavior: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=notwrong Not enough info: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=notenoughinfo Submitted twice: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=submittedtwice register_globals: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=globals PHP 4 support discontinued: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=php4 Daylight Savings: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=dst IIS Stability: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=isapi Install GNU Sed: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=gnused Floating point limitations: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=float No Zend Extensions: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=nozend MySQL Configuration Error: http://bugs.php.net/fix.php?id=44349&r=mysqlcfg