PHP as a CGI. I get an Internal Server Error

Anon

I have compiled PHP 4.0 as a CGI binary as I don't want it as a server module.

Everything has compiled fine. The problem is when I try to view a test php script on my website. I get an Internal Server Error. The error log tells me that the error is "Premature end of script headers" Can anyone tell me why I get this?

The code I am using is:
#!/usr/bin/php

Running the program from the command line gives me the output:
X-Powered-By: PHP/4.0.1pl2
Content-type: text/html

<body>
Welcome to PHP
</body>

As you can see I get the Headers. Someone please help.

Anon

Feed a -q parameter to your php interpreter may solve your problem, e.g.:
#!/usr/bin/php -q

--Hunte
hunte@phpuser.com

Anon

I get the same error. From what I understand the -q parameter turns off the headers. The problem seems to be that the headers are not being sent properly when accessed by the webserver.

Anon

I still get the same error under the following condition:

Environment:

RedHat 6.2
Apache 1.3.12 mod_perl 1.21
PHP 4.0.3-dev

Compiled as an executable and installed in /usr/local/bin/php

httpd.conf
AddType application/x-httpd-php
Action application/x-httpd-php /usr/local/bin/php

Various other httpd.conf attemps all produce the same error:
Premature end of script headers

The file is mode 0755

#!/usr/local/bin/php -q
<Head>
<Title>Test PHP</Title>
</Head>

</Body>

I noticed on the screen that the trailing was not produced, so I added it. However, adding it or deleting it makes no difference.

Piping output to an html file and serving it via Apache works.

I'd really prefer running this as a DSO module, but first I would like to get it running even in CGI mode.

I would really like this to get up and running.

Thanks - /mde/

Anon

You're probably running suexec and you haven't set it up properly? Check the suexec log.

BTW you definitely MUST NOT use the -q switch or you certainly will get cgi errors!