RE: [PHP] php installation problem

Hi, Perhaps you have more than one httpd after configuring with a --prefix? Try "which apachectl" to see which one is run by default in your path, and make sure you arent trying to start on without php. Best regards, Andrew ---------------------------------------------------- Andrew Hill Professional Services Consultant OpenLink Software http://www.openlinksw.com Universal Database Connectivity Technology Providers > -----Original Message----- > From: Sherief M. El-Shiekh [mailto:shario@lycos.com] > Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 7:33 PM > To: Tyler Longren > Cc: php-general@lists.php.net > Subject: Re: [PHP] php installation problem > > > Tyler, Yes. I even restarted the linux (I spent several days on > this silly problem!) > --- > Sherief > > > On Tue, 8 Aug 2000 18:24:59 > Tyler Longren wrote: > >Did you remember to restart apache after you edited httpd.conf? > > > >Tyler Longren > >[Web Developer] > >Premier Visual Services > >http://www.pvs2000.com > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Sherief M. El-Shiekh" <shario@lycos.com> > >To: <php-general@lists.php.net> > >Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 4:16 PM > >Subject: [PHP] php installation problem > > > > > >> Hi all, > >> I am trying to run php on apache. I am using the following: > >> - Redhat 6.0 > >> - PHP4 source > >> - apache 1.3.12 source > >> > >> I successfully compiled and installed both (php-module > option). I copied > >php.ini file to /usr/local/lib. Uncommented the line: #AddType > >application/x-httpd-php .php. > >> The problem is that when I put a test PHP file in the ht-docs > directory, > >apache fails to understand its contents (prompt me to save the > file!). Also > >when I try to run any CGI-BIN script from that directory > (/cgi-bin/) I get > >'forbidden' message! I read that apache does not allow root to execute > >cgi-acripts so I tried normal account, same problem. > >> any ideas???? > >> thanks in advance > >> Sherief > >> > >> > >> > >> Send your favorite photo with any online greeting! > >> > >> http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/redirects/americangreetings.rdct > >> > >> -- > >> PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >> For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > >> To contact the list administrators, e-mail: > php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >> > > > > > > > Send your favorite photo with any online greeting! > http://www.whowhere.lycos.com/redirects/americangreetings.rdct > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > >