Building with GD support

Anon

php 4.0.4pl1
gd-1.8.3
FreeBSD 4.2

Is it just me or does it seem building PHP isn't nearly as reliable as it used to be? Currently the last reliable build I had was php 4.0.0 with cpdflib, gd 1.3, Freetype 1, apache 1.3.12

Currently I'm noticing that php builds without errors and then when attempting to 'apachectl configtest' I get errors that libphp can't find/load something or another. I currently am getting undefined symbols when loading libphp4.so after a successful build using gd, freetype, and ming. The exact error is

"Cannot load /usr/local/apache/libexec/libphp4.so into server: /usr/local/apache/libexec/libphp4.so: Undefined symbol "gd_module_entry"

I have another identcal box built using nothing but the default mysql and imap2000a that builds without error, starts without error, then segfaults when attempting any use of the imap functions.

Is anyone else experiencing this, found an answer, located a solution on any of the forums? I am seriously considering stopping the build of new machines using php 4.0.4

Thanks,

DAve

Anon

OK, after finishing some more experiements I have found a solution that works on all my installations.

Regardless of what config tells you or the manual tells you, always specify the path to libs. Ex:

--with-gd=/usr/local --with-ttf=/usr/local

Not specifyng the path allowed php to build without error, but it would not load, and sometimes would load, but would cause apache to segfault when those functions were called.

However specifiing the path seems to have solved my problem, at least with GD, FreeType, Imap, and ldap. No more failures to load, no more segfaults.

Note. I had to do a make distclean, buildconf, first or apparently configure was not noticing the difference, you might be able to get away with simply removing config.cach etc. I didn't try it.

Is this a possible problem with php build process?

DAve

Anon

I 'm trying to install in my linux box the following software
apache 1.3.20
php-4.0.5 with mysql , imap , gd support as a shared module

First I installed apache sucefully without php,
./configure --with-layout=RedHat --datadir=/web --sysconfdir=/etc/httpd --prefix=/usr/local --enable-rule=SHARED_CORE --enable-module=so
make install
and it ran ok.

Then I compiled php and I had no problem
./configure --with-mysql --with-mcrypt --enable-track-vars --with-imap --with-apxs=/usr/local/sbin/apxs --with-jpeg-dir=/usr/local --with-gd=/usr/local --enable-ftp
make install

After that I try to rerun apache
apachectl restart
and i get the same message
Syntax error on line 205 of /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf:
Cannot load /usr/local/lib/apache/libphp4.so into server: undefined symbol: gd_module_entry

I have tried many times and the result is the same
please some help!

Anon

Ouch, I can't help, sorry about that.

I don't run Redhat so I'm not familiar with the "Redhat" way of doing things, this might be the problem maybe not. I have difficulty in the past getting things to work with Redhat. I also haven't got GD to work with PHP 4.0.5 so far. I don't think I'll get a chance to try again in the next few weeks.

Good luck! Keep asking. Also I would suggest giving everyone the GD and Freetype versions you are using, that's VERY important. I also would try one item at a time, built with DG, if that works add Freetype, if that works add imap, etc. Then you can post exactly what is failing.

Anon

I have EXACTLY the same error. The only difference is that my php is 4.0.6.

Even the httpd.conf line is the same! >🙂