how to tell if php is installed as a module (and how to change it!)

[dhecker]

Hello -

A developer is trying install something on my machine, and he's telling me that he can't because php is installed as a module.

How can I check to see if it's true?

and

How can I change the way it's installed??/

any advice appreciated!! thanks, Dave

[webignition]

Go to WHM > Software > Update Apache > Load Previous Config.

If PHP suEXEC Support is not checked, PHP will be running as an Apache module. If you don't want to run PHP as an Apache module, check the suEXEC option and rebuild Apache.

Bear in mind that if you plan to do so, please please please search these forums for phpsuexec and find out about it beforehand.

[dhecker]

I did this, and it IS checked. However, I wonder if it's loading the last config that I entered into this screen, which had that box checked but failed to work properly.

The last ACTUAL build was done with /scripts/easyapache using option 1

[sparek-3]

The easiest solution, place a phpinfo.php file (or name it whatever you want, it doesn't make any difference) in the directory that you are installing the script. Normally just your public_html directory should be sufficient. Place the following code in that file:

<?php
phpinfo();
?>

Now visit that page in your browser. Near the top, there will be a heading name Server API. If this says Apache, then your account is running PHP as an Apache module. If it says CGI then it is running as a CGI script, probably with PHPSuExec.

[fuzzymonkey]

I did this, and it IS checked. However, I wonder if it's loading the last config that I entered into this screen, which had that box checked but failed to work properly.

The last ACTUAL build was done with /scripts/easyapache using option 1

Do option 2 if you want phpsuexec, and I believe all the other options are without.

[PanelGuy]

When I run this file, it shows neither, but PHP shows as working from the command line.

What did I do wrong and most importantly, how the heck do I fix it?

Also I was told DO NOT use PHPSuExec with PHP 5.0.4, use the regular suexec. Some security isssue. is this true?

[chirpy]

You can easily tell if you're using php as a module or via CGI by searching httpd.conf for mod_php:

grep mod_php /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf

If it comes back with a commented in AddModule line, then you're using the module and not phpsuexec.

[PanelGuy]

Hmmm, does this tell you anything? It's the exact output.


grep mod_php /usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf
#AddModule mod_php4.c
AddModule mod_php5.c
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>
<IfModule mod_php4.c>
<IfModule mod_php5.c>

[chirpy]

This:

AddModule mod_php5.c

Would suggest that you are running php5 using php as a module, not as CGI (phpsuexec).