apache2 - php 4.3.8 - very strange problem

[batzee]

Hi!

This problem was already discussed in the german forum, but nobody could help me. If you speak german, you might want to have a look:
https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=221505


And now again in English: I used to have apache 1.3 and PHP 4.3.8 on my webserver and it worked smoothly. Now I have upgraded to apache 2.0 + PHP 4.3.8 with the following steps:

- /etc/init.d/apache stop
- emerge unmerge apache php mod_php mod_ssl
- edit make.conf and add USE=apache2 (BTW, I also have USE=hardened for php)
- emerge apache php mod_php
- edit apache2.conf and /etc/conf.d/apache2 to suit my needs
- /etc/init.d/apache2 start


Now I have the following problem:

When I start apache2 with -D PHP4 and the php module gets loaded, and a .php script is requested from the client, NOTHING happens:
- no error_log entry (although I have specified loglevel debug)
- no access_log entry (although there is definitely a connection!)
- nothing delivered, not even a header. after receiving the GET request the server closes the connection right away and sends NOTHING. I repeat, NOTHING is being sent to the client.

- When I start apache2 without -D PHP4, and a .php script is requested, the sourcecode is displayed in the browser as one would expect.
- No matter if apache2 is starteed with or without -D PHP4, static objects are delivered OK.
- ssl also works.

Any suggestions?
Thx batz33

[batzee]

bad news: I have now noticed that on the first request to a PHP script after starting the apache2, a whole group of apache2 processes dies. Why?

[batzee]

Good news: Without USE="hardenedphp" the error does not occur.
What should I do, issue a bug report?