apache quits after adding mysql to php

Anon

I am running Redhat 6.2. Apache 1.3.12-2 that came with 6.2 had php3 already configured, however without mysql. So, I downloaded php3.0.15-2, configured with mysql, did make and make install, and restarted httpd.

No error anywhere, each step went as expected. However, apache seems to quit right after it starts. What may be the problem? Would appreciate help very much.

Thanks,

yako

Anon

I have the same situation with PHP3.0.15, Apache 1.3.9 and MySQL-3.22.32-1.i386

After starting the server I can run:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd status
and it tells me:
httpd dead but subsys locked

I've been able to work around this by commenting out the Add Module and Load Module directives for PHP3 in httpd.conf and the starting the server (/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd server). Then after the server comes up, I uncomment the lines I just commented and run:
/etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd reload

Then it comes up fine - it's no sollution, but it's the work around I've got now.

Camden

Anon

If your starting httpd from the redhat init.d scripts, just change the script so it makes the changes for you.

Make 2 httpd.conf files, httpd.conf-ORIG and httpd.conf-PHP. ORIG is a non php enabled conf file, and PHP has the php modules added.

The startup script in /etc/rc.d/init.d is just a bash script, so you can have it copy the ORIG file to httpd.conf and then start httpd, then tell it to sleep for a few seconds to allow httpd to start up. After it sleeps a few seconds copy the PHP file to httpd.conf and run killall -HUP httpd and you'll have apache running with php support.

I had to do this a while back on my system. I could not figure out what was killing httpd at startup, but this hack got the job done. I'd add the script code to this message but I don't have it handy. If you need a hand doing the above drop me a line and I'll come up with something.

Good luck.

Anon

I had this problem with PHP 3.x but I haven't experienced it using PHP 4.

Recompiling Apache with PHP 3 built-in might solve this problem, but I don't guarantee it.

Anon

Camden and Brett Jones,

Sounded crazy, but it worked as both of you indicated. Thank you very much.

yako