mod_php: not starting?

tgoodaire · Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 10:31 pm Post subject:

Is this apache-1 or apache-2 that you're having problems with? I successfully installed apache-2 with mysql and mod_php today with hardly any problems. The only problem that I had was convincing mod_php that I don't want xfree and qt installed. A quick search through the forums found the fix for that...
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azote · Guru Joined: 17 Sep 2002 Posts: 415

how did ou do that?
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hungarian · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2002 Posts: 51 Location: New Zealand

This worked for me:
You need to follow the order of includes, see the comments in

/etc/apache/conf/apache.conf

Here is what works for me using Apache 1.3.27 and PHP 4.3.1

# $Header: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-x86/net-www/apache/files/conf/apache.conf,v 1.2 2002/05/04 23:23:01 woodchip Exp $
### Main Configuration Section
### You really shouldn't change these settings unless you're a guru
###
ServerType standalone
ServerRoot /etc/apache
ServerName localhost
#LockFile /etc/httpd/httpd.lock
PidFile /var/run/apache.pid
ScoreBoardFile /etc/apache/apache.scoreboard
ErrorLog logs/error_log
LogLevel warn
ResourceConfig /dev/null
AccessConfig /dev/null
DocumentRoot /home/httpd/htdocs

### Dynamic Shared Object (DSO) Support
###
###
LoadModule mmap_static_module modules/mod_mmap_static.so
LoadModule env_module modules/mod_env.so
LoadModule config_log_module modules/mod_log_config.so
LoadModule agent_log_module modules/mod_log_agent.so
LoadModule referer_log_module modules/mod_log_referer.so
LoadModule mime_magic_module modules/mod_mime_magic.so
LoadModule mime_module modules/mod_mime.so
LoadModule negotiation_module modules/mod_negotiation.so
LoadModule status_module modules/mod_status.so
LoadModule info_module modules/mod_info.so
LoadModule includes_module modules/mod_include.so
LoadModule autoindex_module modules/mod_autoindex.so
LoadModule dir_module modules/mod_dir.so
LoadModule cgi_module modules/mod_cgi.so
LoadModule asis_module modules/mod_asis.so
LoadModule imap_module modules/mod_imap.so
LoadModule action_module modules/mod_actions.so
LoadModule speling_module modules/mod_speling.so
LoadModule userdir_module modules/mod_userdir.so
LoadModule proxy_module modules/libproxy.so
LoadModule alias_module modules/mod_alias.so
LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so
LoadModule access_module modules/mod_access.so
LoadModule auth_module modules/mod_auth.so
LoadModule anon_auth_module modules/mod_auth_anon.so
LoadModule dbm_auth_module modules/mod_auth_dbm.so
LoadModule db_auth_module modules/mod_auth_db.so
LoadModule digest_module modules/mod_digest.so
LoadModule cern_meta_module modules/mod_cern_meta.so
LoadModule expires_module modules/mod_expires.so
LoadModule headers_module modules/mod_headers.so
LoadModule usertrack_module modules/mod_usertrack.so
LoadModule example_module modules/mod_example.so
LoadModule unique_id_module modules/mod_unique_id.so
LoadModule setenvif_module modules/mod_setenvif.so
<IfDefine PHP4>
LoadModule php4_module extramodules/libphp4.so
</IfDefine>
LoadModule vhost_alias_module modules/mod_vhost_alias.so

# Reconstruction of the complete module list from all available modules
# (static and shared ones) to achieve correct module execution order.
# [WHENEVER YOU CHANGE THE LOADMODULE SECTION ABOVE UPDATE THIS, TOO]
ClearModuleList
AddModule mod_mmap_static.c
AddModule mod_env.c
AddModule mod_log_config.c
AddModule mod_log_agent.c
AddModule mod_log_referer.c
AddModule mod_mime_magic.c
AddModule mod_mime.c
AddModule mod_negotiation.c
AddModule mod_status.c
AddModule mod_info.c
AddModule mod_include.c
AddModule mod_autoindex.c
AddModule mod_dir.c
AddModule mod_cgi.c
AddModule mod_asis.c
AddModule mod_imap.c
AddModule mod_actions.c
AddModule mod_speling.c
AddModule mod_userdir.c
AddModule mod_proxy.c
AddModule mod_alias.c
AddModule mod_rewrite.c
AddModule mod_access.c
AddModule mod_auth.c
AddModule mod_auth_anon.c
AddModule mod_auth_dbm.c
AddModule mod_auth_db.c
AddModule mod_digest.c
AddModule mod_cern_meta.c
AddModule mod_expires.c
AddModule mod_headers.c
AddModule mod_usertrack.c
AddModule mod_example.c
AddModule mod_unique_id.c
AddModule mod_so.c
AddModule mod_setenvif.c
<IfDefine PHP4>
AddModule mod_php4.c
</IfDefine>
AddModule mod_vhost_alias.c

###
### Global Configuration
###
# Splitting up apache.conf into two files makes it possible to support
# multiple configurations on the same serer. In commonapache.conf
# you keep directives that apply to all implementations and in this
# file you keep server-specific directives. While we don't yet have
# multiple configurations out-of-the-box, this allows us to do that
# in the future easily.
Include conf/commonapache.conf

###
### IP Address/Port
###
#BindAddress *
Port 80
Listen 80

###
### Log configuration Section
###
# Single logfile with access, agent and referer information
# This is the default, if vlogs are not defined for the main server
CustomLog logs/access_log combined env=!VLOG
# If VLOG is defined in conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf, we use this entry
#CustomLog "|/usr/sbin/apachesplitlogfile" vhost env=VLOG

###
### Virtual Hosts
###
# We include different templates for Virtual Hosting. Have a look in the
# vhosts directory and modify to suit your needs.
#Include conf/vhosts/Vhosts.conf
#Include conf/vhosts/DynamicVhosts.conf
#Include conf/vhosts/VirtualHomePages.conf

###
### Performance settings Section
###
#
# Timeout: The number of seconds before receives and sends time out.
#
Timeout 300

#
# KeepAlive: Whether or not to allow persistent connections (more than
# one request per connection). Set to "Off" to deactivate.
#
KeepAlive On

#
# MaxKeepAliveRequests: The maximum number of requests to allow
# during a persistent connection. Set to 0 to allow an unlimited amount.
# We recommend you leave this number high, for maximum performance.
#
MaxKeepAliveRequests 100

#
# KeepAliveTimeout: Number of seconds to wait for the next request from the
# same client on the same connection.
#
KeepAliveTimeout 15

#
# Server-pool size regulation. Rather than making you guess how many
# server processes you need, Apache dynamically adapts to the load it
# sees --- that is, it tries to maintain enough server processes to
# handle the current load, plus a few spare servers to handle transient
# load spikes (e.g., multiple simultaneous requests from a single
# Netscape browser).
#
# It does this by periodically checking how many servers are waiting
# for a request. If there are fewer than MinSpareServers, it creates
# a new spare. If there are more than MaxSpareServers, some of the
# spares die off. The default values are probably OK for most sites.
#
MinSpareServers 4
MaxSpareServers 10

#
# Number of servers to start initially --- should be a reasonable ballpark
# figure.
#
StartServers 4

#
# Limit on total number of servers running, i.e., limit on the number
# of clients who can simultaneously connect --- if this limit is ever
# reached, clients will be LOCKED OUT, so it should NOT BE SET TOO LOW.
# It is intended mainly as a brake to keep a runaway server from taking
# the system with it as it spirals down...
#
MaxClients 150

#
# MaxRequestsPerChild: the number of requests each child process is
# allowed to process before the child dies. The child will exit so
# as to avoid problems after prolonged use when Apache (and maybe the
# libraries it uses) leak memory or other resources. On most systems, this
# isn't really needed, but a few (such as Solaris) do have notable leaks
# in the libraries. For these platforms, set to something like 10000
# or so; a setting of 0 means unlimited.
#
# NOTE: This value does not include keepalive requests after the initial
# request per connection. For example, if a child process handles
# an initial request and 10 subsequent "keptalive" requests, it
# would only count as 1 request towards this limit.
#
MaxRequestsPerChild 500

Include conf/addon-modules/mod_php.conf

---------END of apache.conf--------------
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wody · n00b Joined: 08 Mar 2003 Posts: 24 Location: Austria

I have a very strange apache / mod_php problem here.
I just followed all your suggestions, included "apache" in USE flag, loaded the module in the apache configs und if i try to start it via
/etc/init.d/apache start
there are NO problems as log as the -D PHP4 option is _NOT_ specified in /etc/conf.d/apache...

If I include that line, the apache server doesn't even start. The script returns no error, indeed it says [OK]; but ps tells me, no apache is running at all....

Any way for me to get the php module running here... ??

P.S. With apache2, the same problems...

Thanks a lot

itkovian · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 11:45 am Post subject:

Well, as of this morning I got PHP working with Apache and MySQL. I use apache2 and mysql-3.23.54a. PHP is 4.3.1. What did I do?

I looked though the above suggestions.

a) I have included -D PHP in /etc/conf/apache2 in the APACHE2_OPTS, -D SSL was already present there

b) I have looked at /etc/apache2/conf/apache2.conf and notices that 70_mod_php.conf from
/etc/apache2/conf/modules.d was included (in fact all stuff from the aforementioned dir was included)

c) I have started apache with the /etc/init.d/apache2 start script.

Hope this helps somewhat.
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hungarian · n00b Joined: 16 Jul 2002 Posts: 51 Location: New Zealand

Not meant to be flaming, but why bother using mysql when you can have PostgreSQL.
I used to start with mysql and I do not even think about using it now.
The speed argument do not work either according to the devshed articles and benchmarks.

Comments are welcome.
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flickerfly · l33t Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 677 Location: Lanham, MD

I'm having the same problem, but have an intersting thing to note. It asks me to download/run w/ an external program with phoenix from a remote machine, but if I use lynx on localhost I am able to get php to work. (Good old lynx :-)

) lynx on the same remote machine as phoenix asks me to download. This seems (with me at least) to be related to a remote and local issue. I don't have X installed on the server to test another browser.

Let me put what I just said in chart form (I like it that way better):

on localhost

works

on remote workstation

works

error

broken

KEY

works

error

broken

I've instituted all the suggestions above and re-emerge it all to the masked versions (except mysql). I'm now running :

The only thing with apache2 I couldn't find anything to do with AddModule so I didn't mess with that suggestion after upgrading to apache2. I can see html pages on the same server from the remote sight.

Any help to get this running would be of great appreciation.
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itkovian · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:57 pm Post subject:

I had the same with phoenix. Iirc, I cleaned the disk and memory cache of the browser and all was well.
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flickerfly · l33t Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 677 Location: Lanham, MD

flickerfly · l33t Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Posts: 677 Location: Lanham, MD

Funny thing happened. Once I setup postnuke on the server, I was able to login and php worked as advertised. If you're using postnuke, try setting it up in lynx first.
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