Re: PHP builds but doesn't run

This is a problem that all OSX people are having right now. Basically I am waiting for the PHP folks to fix it. Robert > From: derek.slye@jpl.nasa.gov (Derek Slye) > Newsgroups: php.install > Date: 13 Nov 2000 16:35:14 -0800 > Subject: [PHP-INST] PHP builds but doesn't run > > I have successfully built PHP4.0.3pl1 as a static module in Apache 1.3.12. > Platform is MacOS X (darwin1.2) > > ./configure --prefix=/usr/local \ > --with-xml \ > --with-apache=/Users/dslye/apache-640/apache \ > --without-mysql > > make and make install are fine. > > In apache directory: > > setenv TARGET apache > ./configure --with-layout=Mac OS X Server \ > --enable-module=most \ > --enable-shared=max \ > --activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a > > Note: I altered the MacOS X Server layout to reflect the somewhat different > directory structure of MacOS X (darwin). In addition, I have called the > target apache, not httpd. These modifications are known to work fine and are > done to conform to Apple's unique naming conventions. make and make install > work fine. > > I have verified that the executable in /usr/sbin is the one I just built and > that it contains php: > > [devious:/usr/sbin] root# ./apache -l > Compiled-in modules: > http_core.c > mod_so.c > mod_php4.c > suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/sbin/suexec > > The error line about suexec occurred before I ever compiled anything into > apache; so it's not specific to php. I'm not sure what it means, but apache > starts up fine as root and spawns its additional processes as user www. > > I have copied the php.ini-dist to /usr/local/lib/php.ini just fine. > > I have uncommented the proper lines in the apache configuration file: > > # And for PHP 4.x, use: > # > AddType application/x-httpd-php .php > AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps > > Indeed, the browser doesn't know what to do with this mime type; so I know > this step worked. In performing my tests, I tried starting apache with the > apachectl script and by hand (both as root). In either case startup was > normal with no error messages. The page I tried to display was: > > <html> > > <head> > <title>Test of PHP4</title> > </head> > > <body bgcolor="#ffffff"> > <p>This is a test of PHP4:</p> > <p></p> > <?php phpinfo() ?> > </body> > > </html> > > > From here how do I get the PHP parser to interpret this code? Please tell me > I haven't left out some obvious step. > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Derek Slye > NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory > Mission Software Systems Section > (818) 354-4119