Apache13 + mod_php segfault at startup

[Vonleigh Simmons]

Vonleigh wrote:
>>     I keep struggling with this without finding a way of fixing it. 
>> Whenever I link in mod_php into httpd.conf (loadmodule and 
>> addmodule), apache fails to start up. I can get it to work by 
>> commenting mod_php it out, starting up apache, then commenting it 
>> back in and restarting. If I restart once more, then it segfaults 
>> again. In the logs I occasionally get:
>> [notice] child pid 17255 exit signal Segmentation fault (11)
>>     I've tried installing (and reinstalling) apache13-modssl, 
>> apache13-modperl, reinstalling /usr/ports/www/mod_php4, compiling 
>> apache without expat, checking ldd:
>> /usr/local/libexec/apache/libphp4.so:
>>         libcrypt.so.2 => /lib/libcrypt.so.2 (0x28248000)
>>         libm.so.2 => /lib/libm.so.2 (0x28261000)
>> /usr/local/libexec/apache/libphp4.so:
>>         libcrypt.so.2 => /lib/libcrypt.so.2 (0x28248000)
>>         libm.so.2 => /lib/libm.so.2 (0x28261000)
>>     So far nothing has been successful. I even tried installing 
>> apache2 to see if that would work, and although it does for the most 
>> part, it crashes when using the php mail() function.

Peter Risdon replied:
> This happens from time to time and I've no idea why, but hitting it 
> with a lump hammer, as follows, seems to fix it for me.
>
> 1. deinstall php or mod_php, depending on how you installed it 
> initially
> 2. manually delete /usr/local/include/php
> 3. manually delete /usr/local/share/pear if it's there
> 4. manually delete /usr/local/libexec/apache/libphp4.so if it's still 
> there
> 5. reinstall php


	Thank you for your suggestion Peter. I just followed your instructions 
but it didn't work. Still when I link in php apache dies on startup. 
Anyone have any other suggestions?


Vonleigh Simmons
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