apache dies silently when php module is loaded

Hi, httpd dies silently without any message in the apache log file if the libphp3.so module is activated in the httpd.conf file. The problem has been the same with two versions of Apache (1.3.9 & 1.3.12). I have seen several times this kind of problem on this forum but they were all diagnosed as a problem related to mysql. I have tried without mysql support and the problem is the remains. My system is based on GNU/Linux 2.2 with glibc 2.1 (CorelLinux 1.2). I have used the Apache binary "apache_1_3_12-i686-whatever-linux2_tar.gz" I have used php-3_01_16_tar.gz then configure it: ./configure --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs --enable-track-vars make make install Any help will bne much appreciated. Marc.