Steve, boys and girls (although it should be girls and boys, because ladies are always first), I'm happy. I've solved the problem!!! Read below if you have a new fresh SuSE 8.0 and want to use apache with php with packages from SuSE 8.0!!! First, in my previous discussion with Steve, there is nothing to worry, it was just a trick of Konqueror,it was smart enough to detect the 127.0.0.1 is my local box and returned the file to me, because the php module failed. It's tricky, nice, it's not a security risk. Now the big problem: I installed SuSE 8.0 on my laptop. First I downloaded the full suse 8.0 tree (excluding SRC RPMS) = 3GB on my desktop PC. Then I installed on laptop (using ftp from desktop). First thing after the system was up and running, i installed apache rpm (from the same Suse 8.0 downloaded copy). It worked great! Next thing, i installed mpd_php4 (with mod_php4-core too, was automatically selected as needed). Imediatelly after that APACHE REFUSED TO START!!! Error in /var/log/httpd/error_log was: "PHP Fatal error: Unable to start session mm module in Unknown on line 0". I won't enter in the details here, I traced with strace, suspected something with /tmp/session_mm.sem, read a lot of groups.google but in vain. I compiled and installed PHP 4.2.0 but maybe I didn't set the correct compiling options, because it didn't crashed, but didn't work like it should have (something with sessions, blah, blah). As soon as I put --with-mm in configure and compiled again, I managed to make apache crash again at start... Sad, but we were zeroing in... read on... The problem is in mm. Yes, there is a libmm in SuSE 8.0, instaled by package mm-1.1.3. On the author site, there is another version 1.1.3 (too) but with a date 10 days later. I compiled that mm-1.1.3.tar.gz (it's simple and quick), it generated libmm.a, libmm.la, libmm.so etc, I just replaced the originals and hurray!!! it works now... apache was started without problems, it works nice with the module php... So, to summarize, you install Suse 8.0, apache and after you install mod_php apache refuse to start, just compile from surse ( http://www.engelschall.com/sw/mm/ )and replace the libmm stuff in your suse8 system. No other changes are required... It will take only 10 minutes (for me it took 2 days to realise). I ordered Suse 8.0 Pro now, it should be with me tomorrow (yes, i already have all the distro downloaded on the hard, but i want to contribute somehow, it's my first Linux distro I'b buying). Now, I hope somebody from suse will see this and they will release a new mm package because my installation was standard (default without Office), so sooner or later other users who will try to use mod_php4 with apache will bump into this. Now have a good night (day or afternoon, depends where you are on Earth and at what time of day you read this email) :) Best wishes, D@n L@b@ (Internet Re@dy) Uhhh, is solved now... --- steve wrote: > Hi. My installation is pure SuSE 8.0 but my error message is

different to the one you quote. Very worrying about being able to download php scripts. I use it for the security that serverside gives me. I'm sure that we'll get some apache guru on the list soon who will explain everything to us. Best wishes, steve.

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Hi all, I'm new to SuSE. Used Mandrake and RedHat. I have SuSE 8.0 too. I installed Apache (SuSE rpm), it works without problems. Then I installed mod_php, also a SuSE rpm. The apache didn't want to start. "PHP Fatal error: Unable to start session mm module in Unknown on

On Monday 10 June 2002 13:59, Dan Laba wrote: line

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0" I read this is (was) a known problem. I tried all sort of tricks to

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rid of it but didn't manage. In the end I removed mod_php, compiled and install my own mod_php with php 4.2.1 (SuSE 8.0 mod_php is 4.1.0). Now it works... but i'm not happy since I don't have a normal SuSE 8.0 anymore...

Steve, you said you use Apache with mod_php. Was it a normal install of Suse 8.0 RPMs or you compiled yourself?

I have another problem. When I point netscape to http://127.0.0.1/phpinfo.php it displays a nice page with info about my php configuration. When I point Konqueror to the exact address I get the offer to download the phpinfo.php file. I thought that php is a serverside script, now I see that with Konqueror i could download

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php instead of executing it.

Any advice? I'm new, and, as you all know, the beginning is difficult

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Thank you, Dan.

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I have a site which works on my internet server but when I

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it to our intranet in /usr/local/httpd/htdocs I get an error:

The method POST is not allowed for the URL /foo/bar.php

All I want to do is check a password against whatever the user has entered in a form.

SuSE 8.0 with apache and modphp applied.

Any ideas anyone?

Thanks, Steve.

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* Dan Laba (danlaba@yahoo.com) [020610 16:27]:

So, to summarize, you install Suse 8.0, apache and after you install mod_php apache refuse to start, just compile from surse ( http://www.engelschall.com/sw/mm/ )and replace the libmm stuff in your suse8 system. No other changes are required... It will take only 10 minutes (for me it took 2 days to realise).

This is not the best advice I've ever seen on this list. -- -ckm

* steve (fsanta@arrakis.es) [020611 09:51]:

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This is not the best advice I've ever seen on this list.

Very useful! So what would the best advice on this thread be?

I have no idea what the problem was. I do know that replacing the mm libs probably wasn't the solution though. -- -ckm

--- steve wrote: > On Tuesday 11 June 2002 01:51, Christopher Mahmood wrote:

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* Dan Laba (danlaba@yahoo.com) [020610 16:27]:

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So, to summarize, you install Suse 8.0, apache and after you install mod_php apache refuse to start, just compile from surse ( http://www.engelschall.com/sw/mm/ )and replace the libmm stuff in your suse8 system. No other changes are required... It will take only 10 minutes (for me it took 2 days to realise).

This is not the best advice I've ever seen on this list.

Very useful! So what would the best advice on this thread be?

Today I received the Suse 8.0 Pro boxed set (the problem described appeared with SuSe 8.0 FTP version). Did a fresh install with the boxed set and the problem didn't appear, everything is smooth :) Maybe the bug is in the FTP version, maybe it was something strange with my computer, anyway, if the problem appear again on the web, i'll have something to suggest (but always on your own risk, make a backup first, etc, etc.) Best wishes to all, Dan ===== To guarantee the free access of citizens to public information, it is indispensable that the encoding of data is not tied to a single provider. The use of standard and open formats gives a guarantee of this free access, if necessary through the creation of compatible free software. Visit http://www.gnu.org.pe/resmseng.html then replace Microsoft Office with OpenOffice.org __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com