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jake69 · Joined: 07 May 2006 Posts: 1

Please help, I went to entropy.ch, downloaded the appropriate package of php5 for my intel macbook pro version of apache (PHP 5 on Mac OS X 10.4, PPC and Intel PHP 5.1.4 for Apache 1.3).

First, after the package said "successful install" I could not tell where or if it installed (there is no "show hidden" option on my finder menus. And there is no usr folder I can see).

The test.php did not work so Then I tried to turn off and restart Web Sharing to see if that was the deal. Now Web Sharing won't start - it just always says "Web Sharing is Starting Up" but never completes.

PLease help get me back up! Even if I have to go back to php4 - which was working fine. I've tried a complete reinstall of OS X to no avail.

I need step by step tutorial to get web sharing back up and running. Any help????

liyanage · Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:15 Post subject:

1.) Read the other postings here, specifically the ones about removing *other* PHP modules / load directives

2.) You need to provide more information, specifically error messages. No error messages = no way for us to help. Run "sudo apachectl start" in the terminal and provide the output of that command.

wmleler · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 3

I just tried to install 5.1.4-1 on my MacBook Pro. I had PHP4 running previously so I commented out the PHP LoadModule and AddModule lines in /etc/httpd/httpd.conf

Even so, regardless of whether I use the apachectl or use System Preferences to stop and then start Web sharing, the Web sharing never finishes starting up. I don't see any error messages in the console.

Interestingly enough, if I just type in the command
/usr/local/php5/bin/php -v
nothing happens for 2.5 minutes, then it prints out the version.
Here's the output from timing the command:

% time /usr/local/php5/bin/php -v
PHP 5.1.4 (cli) (built: May 4 2006 22:00:39)
Copyright (c) 1997-2006 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.1.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2006 Zend Technologies
0.058u 0.020s 2:28.17 0.0% 0+0k 0+6io 0pf+0w

I've gone back to php4 for now... Let me know if you need any other info on my config.

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wmleler · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 3

With PHP4 running, I edit httpd.conf to remove the PHP LoadModule and AddModule lines. I add a link in the users directory to /usr/local/php5/entropy-php.conf. Finally, I issue sudo apachectl graceful. Wait about 5 minutes (during this time, apache is not responding to http requests, even non-PHP ones). After that, PHP5 works!

Unfortunately, if you then reboot the machine, apache doesn't start.

If I try to restart it using apachectl, I get a warning message:
Processing config file: /private/etc/httpd/users/entropy-php.conf
[Fri May 12 02:17:11 2006] [warn] module mod_php5.c is already added, skipping

After that, if you wait long enough (around 3 minutes after apachectl claims that httpd is started), apache and PHP5 start working.

Stopping and starting Personal Web Sharing from System Preferences doesn't seem to work at all.

I get none of these problems if I delete the symlink from httpd/users and go back to PHP4.

joshstrike · Joined: 18 Apr 2006 Posts: 1

Same thing for me. Installed the package and web sharing wouldn't start up at all, just hung. Nightmare. had to delete that symfile. Not sure what that is or how this works; this is over my head. Had a previous install of php5 that never worked. Back to php4 how, without GDlib 'cause I can't get it to compile completely. Nothing but nightmares w/ php since I jumped onto intel...

liyanage · Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 9:11 Post subject:

Are you *sure* that no other PHP 4 or 5 module is loaded? So far, every single time, that was the problem.

If you are *really* sure, give me access to an affected machine via SSH so I can check it out...

Tetonne · Joined: 14 May 2006 Posts: 5

Syntax error on line 8 of /usr/local/php5/entropy-php.conf:
Cannot load /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so into server: Symbol not found: _ap_unblock_alarms\n Referenced from: /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so\n Expected in: /Library/Apache2/bin/httpd\n

after install of entropy-php-5.1.4-3.tar.gz

hep needed please Embarassed

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liyanage · Posted: Wed May 17, 2006 22:49 Post subject:

You have some weird Apache 2 thing going on there, certainly nothing I or Apple ever distributed (It's in /Library/Apache2).

Maybe it helps if you wipe /usr/local/php5 and reinstall my package.

wmleler · Joined: 02 May 2006 Posts: 3

Don't know what changed, but I just installed 5.1.4-5 and it worked great. Web sharing starts up almost instantly. Never did get 5.1.4-1 working. Oh well.

thanks for getting it working for me!

--wm

tmurray · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

I seem to be having the same problem here but starting over does not seem to fix it.

I downloaded from www.entropy.ch/software/macosx/php/ and ran the install ( PHP Apache Module - v 5.2.4-1 ). The entropy-php.conf file is causing an error and Apache won't start up (Web Sharing is turned off and when I turn it on manually it says "starting up" forever). The problem, according to the mac Console, is that the line "LoadModule php5_module /usr/local/php5/libphp5.so" has a syntax error. (Web sharing works fine when I remove the offending .conf file.) I am a php novice and have no idea what to do next. This is my first time trying to load php on this machine (MacBook Pro, OSX 10.4.10) so I don't think there is an "older version" problem. Now when I try to trash and re-install php5 the installer shows an unhelpful "there were errors installing the software..try again later" (no errors shown in Console).

tmurray · Joined: 17 Sep 2007 Posts: 2

Solved my problem and will post it here in case anyone else makes the same goof.

I had downloaded the php package for Apache 2, thinking that since I had the most recent OSX it would have the most recent Apache listed on the Mac-PHP page, but in fact OSX ships with Apache 1.3.

justinbyrne · Joined: 24 Sep 2007 Posts: 1

Alright, I struggled with this for several hours yesterday, I was getting the warning that php5 was already started. Eventually I got it to work by disabling the include at the bottom of httpd.conf. I didn't test any further to see if it was in my .conf file that apple created or the +entropy file, but wherever it was, it works like a dream now.
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crazyb · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Location: united Kingdom

I have tried all the instructions to solve the problem but i keep on getting the same problem. I installed PHP 5.2.4 and i have never tried to install anything else. i use Mac OS X 10.4.11,

When i try to turn on Web Sharing, it says web Sharing Starting up and it never does. I have tried turning it on using Terminal and i can't find it on /usr/local/bin i have no idea where to to locate Apache. Could you please help me out, i have tried for two days.

Or where i can turn on web sharing with out all these problems. i would really appreciate your help.
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beeners · Joined: 13 Dec 2006 Posts: 38 Location: NC, USA

crazyb · Joined: 01 Jan 2008 Posts: 3 Location: united Kingdom

Thanks mate

I just ran the command sudo apachectl configtest below and i get the message below. i am so desparate for this thing to work, i am learning PHP and i feel useless for once.

s-computer:/Users/11 root# sudo apachectl configtest
dyld: NSLinkModule() error
dyld: Symbol not found: _ap_popenf_ex
Referenced from: /usr/libexec/httpd/mod_log_forensic.so
Expected in: flat namespace

/usr/sbin/apachectl: line 175: 369 Trace/BPT trap $HTTPD -t
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