Re: setlocale madness... please help!

# jochem@iamjochem.com / 2006-11-03 16:16:11 +0100: > Roman Neuhauser wrote: > > # jochem@iamjochem.com / 2006-11-03 14:51:39 +0100: > >> 1. running the command 'locale -a' returns the following [shortened] list: > >> > >> C > >> de_DE > >> dutch > >> en_GB > >> nl_NL > >> nl_NL@euro > >> nl_NL.iso88591 > >> nl_NL.iso885915@euro > >> nl_NL.utf8 > >> nl_NL.utf8@euro > >> POSIX > >> > >> 2. running the following from the commandline returns "en_GB" (meaning > >> the locale was set correctly) > >> > >> php -r 'var_dump(set_locale(LC_ALL, "en_GB"))'; > >> > >> 3. running the same code via the webbrowser (it is Apache2 and yes I > >> have restarted it!) always returns FALSE (meaning the locale was not > >> set correctly) > > > > what happens if you run locale -a from apache? > > ah, I did check this. doing <?php system('locale -a'); ?> in a webpage > produces the same list as running it on the commandline. ok then > >> in fact I can set any installed locale I want on the commandline BUT > >> trying to set any other than the originally installed "nl_NL@euro" in > >> code running via Apache results in FALSE being returned and the locale > >> not being set. > >> > >> has anybody got a clue for me? > > > > You don't mention what warning(s) the failing setlocale() call produces. > > it just returns false, telling me that the chosen locale(s) was/were not set - there > is no PHP error at all. I just checked the setlocale() code (in HEAD), and surely it can return false without a warning, it can even be an almost empty (and just as quiet) stub that just returns false, depending on the value of HAVE_SETLOCALE during compilation. So, before you go off recompiling mod_php with a few printf() and perror() calls here and there, you should find out whether it's PHP or Apache that makes the call fail. Try a simple CGI script, does locale manipulation succeed there? -- How many Vietnam vets does it take to screw in a light bulb? You don't know, man. You don't KNOW. Cause you weren't THERE. http://bash.org/?255991