Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 09:53:31 -0700 From: "Michael A. Alderete" <lists-2003@alderete.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: apache, mod_php & filename-dist Message-ID: <p06002001bb94d74e040a@[66.219.82.3]> In-Reply-To: <r02000100-1026-D1F521F0EC5711D7AE5500306583A5FE@[10.0.0.119]> References: <r02000100-1026-D1F521F0EC5711D7AE5500306583A5FE@[10.0.0.119]>
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At 7:19 PM +0200 9/21/03, H. Bartel wrote:
>I installed mod_php4 on Apache and phpinfo(); tells me php 4.1.3 is
>running. Nevertheless variables do not get parsed at all. I tried looking
>for the /usr/local/etc/php.ini file and I realised it is called
>/usr/local/etc/php.ini-dist Could this be the reason or did I miss
>something?
>
>Is this like it is supposed to or is this some installation left-over
>distfile? I do have noticed quite a few of those filename-dist things on
>my system, like in /usr/local/www/data which is the apache root folder.
You didn't say if you installed PHP from the ports collection, or from
downloaded source. I use the source, so you may need to adjust my advice if
that's not your situation.
PHP initializes itself from a text file by default named php.ini. When you
view the phpinfo() page, it will tell you in what directory PHP is
expecting to find that file (it's adjustable at compile-time, and the
default changes, depending on whether you're using the ports or the source).
The -dist file is an example of a "good" php.ini file, which you will
normally copy, and then modify to suit your purposes. E.g.:
cp /usr/local/etc/php.ini-dist /usr/local/etc/php.ini
vi /usr/local/etc/php.ini
In general, -dist files are intended to give you an example of a "good"
configuration, and should be preserved unmodified, so you can compare your
configuration to something known to be good, in the event you need to
troubleshoot, reset to a more basic configuration, etc.
HTH.
Michael
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