RH7.2 + php-4.0.6 + apache_1.3.20

[camelcom]

I'm using a fresh install of RH7.2...

I've tried to figure this out for myself, using all the (various!) readme, install, forums, etc... but no luck...

...I've tried all the obvious stuff...

...after 3 days of hacking around with this, I'm gonna have to give up unless someone has an answer...

I compiled php-4.0.6 and apache_1.3.20 as per the PHP INSTALL document.

httpd -l
Compiled-in modules:
http_core.c
mod_env.c
mod_log_config.c
mod_mime.c
mod_negotiation.c
mod_status.c
mod_include.c
mod_autoindex.c
mod_dir.c
mod_cgi.c
mod_asis.c
mod_imap.c
mod_actions.c
mod_userdir.c
mod_alias.c
mod_access.c
mod_auth.c
mod_setenvif.c
mod_php4.c
suexec: disabled; invalid wrapper /usr/local/apache/bin/suexec

The libphp4.a library is > 10MB, so how come httpd is only approx. 3MB?
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3255412 Feb 8 16:37 httpd

So, how is the libphp4.a library referenced - do I need to put it in /usr/lib? - if it's really static shouldn't httpd be > 10MB??

What's the relationship between mod_php4 and libphp4?

My httpd.conf has the following line:

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

I copied the php.ini-dist file to /usr/local/lib/php/php.ini

I installed the apache and php rpms initially, perhaps this has complicated things, 'cos there are now executables in /usr/sbin & /usr/local/ and config files in /etc and /usr/local - how is this stuff supposed to be organized?

I tried the DSO version originally, but had no luck with that either.

Does apache 1.3.20 contain the SetInput/OutputFilter stuff? - could that be it?

Thanks in advance
Steve

[camelcom]

...oh, the problem(!) is that my PHP <?phpinfo();?> code in my test file: test.php is not being interpreted by the PHP module...

"php test.php" works on the command line...

this appears in the apache error_log...

[notice] Apache/1.3.20 (Unix) PHP/4.0.6 configured -- resuming normal operations

Any ideas?

[otseng]

I too had a similar problem. Could run 'php test.php' no problem, but doesn't do php through apache.

The problem was that I was not starting apache with the php define on.

In my httpd.conf, I have:
<IfDefine HAVE_PHP4>
LoadModule php4_module modules/libphp4.so
</IfDefine>

So, once I started apache with
'httpd -DHAVE_PHP4'
apache could now do php.

Oliver

[camelcom]

Thanks for the suggestion Oliver...

...I just installed apache1.3.23 and php4.1.1 as a last resort and found it made no difference...

however, I suddenly realised that I was accessing my test.php file using the file: protocol and it seems that the php interpreter is only invoked using http:

I don't know why this is the case...

I should've realised this a lot sooner though!

[shawnpc]

does being able to run "php test.php" mean it was installed as cgi?

[otseng]

Being able to run "php test.php" means php was properly installed. It has nothing to do with cgi.

test.php is a one line file:
<?phpinfo()?>

Then after executing that command, it should print out some html code.

Oliver