Re: apxs Error: related to libphp5.so

Maybe it's a bad habit Sasha, but I generally always work as root user - I get fed up having to su to get something done. Also, some other packages will refuse to install without working as root user ;-) If I am going to trash a system, may as well do it at home and learn by my mistakes! Keith In theory, theory and practice are the same; In practice they are not. On Fri, 3 Mar 2006, Sasha Dolgy wrote: > To: php-install@lists.php.net > From: Sasha Dolgy <sasha.dolgy@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [PHP-INSTALL] apxs Error: related to libphp5.so > > I would tend to disagree with some of the suggestions that Keith has made. > > 1. You shouldn't use root until you do a make install. > 2. There isn't a need to chmod 777 a directory for the installation > to be successful. > > http://www.codecomments.com/archive214-2005-11-671834.html > > Seems you aren't the only one with the problem. > > http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-23665.html > > Hope these links help. Don't sacrifice system security for the sake > of getting something installed :) > > On 3/3/06, php@karsites.net <php@karsites.net> wrote: > > > > Sounds like php has a problem trying to install the > > php module into the apache modules directory, which it will > > do by default. > > > > Did you compile/install Apache as root user? > > Are you compiling php5 as root user? > > > > Did you do a 'make clean' after installing apache 2? I don't > > think you need to unless you want to recompile Apache again. > > > > Is the apache modules directory writable by php5? > > > > try > > > > #: /usr/local/ chmod -R 777 apache2 > > > > and then do make install in the php5 source directory. > > You will need to reset the apache2 permissions again. > > > > HTH > > > > Keith > > > > In theory, theory and practice are the same; > > In practice they are not. > > > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Tara wrote: > > > > > To: php-install@lists.php.net > > > From: Tara <traghu@bea.com> > > > Subject: [PHP-INSTALL] apxs Error: related to libphp5.so > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > I have successfully installed Apache 2.2, and MySQL 5. on RHEL 4. However, having > > > problems when installing php5. Your insights and help are greatly appreciated. > > > > > > The following steps were successful > > > > ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs > > > > --with-mysql=/usr/share/mysql > > > > make > > > > > > I'm getting the following error during php5 'make > > > install'. /usr/local/apache2/build/instdso.sh > > > SH_LIBTOOL='/usr/local/apache2/build/libtool' libphp5.la > > > /usr/local/apache2/modules libtool: install: warning: > > > remember to run `libtool --finish > > > /home/compliance/php-5.1.2/libs' chmod 755 > > > /usr/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so chmod: cannot access > > > `/usr/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so': No such file or > > > directory apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536 .. > > > make: *** [install-sapi] Error 1 > > > > > > Thanks in advance, > > > Tara > > > > > -- > Sasha Dolgy > sasha.dolgy@gmail.com >