I would tend to disagree with some of the suggestions that Keith has made. 1. You shouldn't use root until you do a make install. 2. There isn't a need to chmod 777 a directory for the installation to be successful.
http://www.codecomments.com/archive214-2005-11-671834.html Seems you aren't the only one with the problem. http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-23665.html Hope these links help. Don't sacrifice system security for the sake of getting something installed :) On 3/3/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sounds like php has a problem trying to install the > php module into the apache modules directory, which it will > do by default. > > Did you compile/install Apache as root user? > Are you compiling php5 as root user? > > Did you do a 'make clean' after installing apache 2? I don't > think you need to unless you want to recompile Apache again. > > Is the apache modules directory writable by php5? > > try > > #: /usr/local/ chmod -R 777 apache2 > > and then do make install in the php5 source directory. > You will need to reset the apache2 permissions again. > > HTH > > Keith > > In theory, theory and practice are the same; > In practice they are not. > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Tara wrote: > > > To: php-install@lists.php.net > > From: Tara <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [PHP-INSTALL] apxs Error: related to libphp5.so > > > > Hi, > > > > I have successfully installed Apache 2.2, and MySQL 5. on RHEL 4. However, > > having problems when installing php5. Your insights and help are greatly > > appreciated. > > > > The following steps were successful > > > ./configure --with-apxs2=/usr/local/apache2/bin/apxs > > > --with-mysql=/usr/share/mysql > > > make > > > > I'm getting the following error during php5 'make > > install'. /usr/local/apache2/build/instdso.sh > > SH_LIBTOOL='/usr/local/apache2/build/libtool' libphp5.la > > /usr/local/apache2/modules libtool: install: warning: > > remember to run `libtool --finish > > /home/compliance/php-5.1.2/libs' chmod 755 > > /usr/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so chmod: cannot access > > `/usr/local/apache2/modules/libphp5.so': No such file or > > directory apxs:Error: Command failed with rc=65536 .. > > make: *** [install-sapi] Error 1 > > > > Thanks in advance, > > Tara > -- Sasha Dolgy [EMAIL PROTECTED]
