Problem with ap_block_alarms

I have gone through the FAQ and other material but I have not found how to get around this issue. I am running the following php-4.2.3 httpd-2.0.43 But 1 thing I have noticed in the CHANGES file for http (apache2) is the following. *) Removed the ap_block_alarms and ap_unblock_alarm calls. These aren't needed in a threaded server. Ok, if they are not needed in a treaded server, then does PHP need them? What is the work around for this. I will go looking at the CVS for PHP and see if I can get it built... Building the above version of PHP and apache2 went flawless, running apache2 and setting up was no problems, integrating php into apache2 has struck a problem.