[Case 46972] url_rewriter.tag - PHP: Error Parsing

I started getting the exact same problem today. I added the quotes around and it started working then stopped and now all php script just hang. typing 'php -v' at command line returns nothing. If I put it back to how it was then everything works however the Zend engine stops working. This is originally how I found this problem.

# php -i | grep "url_rewriter.tags"
PHP: Error parsing /usr/local/lib/php.ini on line 796
url_rewriter.tags => a => a

 

I have the following on 2 lines in my php.ini.

Line: 796

Code:

; url_rewriter.tags: (ini file field description not available)
url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=,fieldset="

Line: 1598

Code:

; The URL rewriter will look for URLs in a defined set of HTML tags.
; form/fieldset are special; if you include them here, the rewriter will
; add a hidden <input> field with the info which is otherwise appended
; to URLs.  If you want XHTML conformity, remove the form entry.
; Note that all valid entries require a "=", even if no value follows.
url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=,fieldset="

Line 796 originally did NOT have quotes around it but 1598 did. If I comment out 796 php will not run anything. If I remove the quotes it runs but Zend will not fully load.

Code:

#  cat /usr/local/cpanel/version
11.28.76-RELEASE_51149

EasyApache was not manually run before this started. I did run it 2 times after while trying to fix the problem.

After I make a backup then rebuild the php.ini using the script I only have one "url_rewriter.tags" line in the file. I then readded the following to then end if the file re-enable Zend and thus seems to be working.

Code:

 ; zend_extension: (ini file field description not available)
zend_extension="/usr/local/Zend/lib/Optimizer-3.3.9/php-5.2.x/ZendOptimizer.so"

After going back into WHM -> PHP Configuration Editor -> Advanced to make some changes and saving I then get this with a once again broken Zend:

Code:

# php -v
PHP:  Error parsing /usr/local/lib/php.ini on line 826
PHP 5.2.16 (cli) (built: Feb  3 2011 17:19:53)
Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.2.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies

Line: 826

Code:

url_rewriter.tags = a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=,fieldset=

Also Line: 1212

Code:

url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=,fieldset="

So right now I have everything working (or appears to be) but I can not use the WHM -> PHP Configuration Editor to make changes. I'm manually editing the php.ini for the time being. It also appears that the WHM editor is not placing double quotes around many of the string values when it goes to save the php.ini file. I honestly don't know how many of the Cpanel scripts work but this is what I see in the 'diff php.ini php.ini.bak' results.

 

Hi,

I have same problem now since I updated to the latest version of WHM Release 11.28.83.
Please tell me how to fix it because the php configuration edior doesn't seem to allow the " " around it. it just complete igores my " "

 

thank you very much

 

we have exactly the same issue and manual fix to php.ini is NOT working~~

 

Hi

yea, issued ticket long time ago

could you please fix this ASAP - ticket #1237725

thanks

 

There were duplicated ZEND too, removed it, now working

 

I'm guessing the PHP editor is not fixed yet?

We had duplication errors also since late 03/01 and today.
When any edits are made and then saved, a blank page is returned.
Looks like it is duplicating after the php.ini "modules" section, we made a bk copy and then created a new php.ini last night for php5-3.4.

Ran sys/server updates, easyapache, and makecpphp but the problem still exists with the whm php editor.

I think issue this has to do with the changes of php5-2.9(cpanel php version) to php5-3.4(Our php version) related to the php.ini's settings; parsing, functions, variables, etc.

Our php.ini needed to be modified a lot for php5-3.4, ex:

Code:

url_rewriter.tags = "a=href,area=href,frame=src,input=src,form=,fieldset="

Needed to remove the "form=" setting.

The cPanel php.ini (/var/cpanel/3rdparty/lib) uses:

Code:

register_argc_argv = On

Which needs to be off, if: variables_order = "EGPCS"
This line needs commented out also: gpc_order = "GPC"

In our php.ini we also had to change:

Code:

allow_url_fopen = On

to Off, or we couldn't access PhpMyAdmin via cPanel/WHM, because it prompted a file download instead of opening the php.

And some other settings, too many to list here.

Our Server specs:
Apache 2.2-1.7
Prefork
Mod_fcgid

Code:

root@# cat /usr/local/cpanel/version
11.28.85-EDGE_51177

root@# php -v
PHP 5.3.4 (cli) (built: Mar  3 2011 01:40:12)
Copyright (c) 1997-2010 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2010 Zend Technologies
    with eAccelerator v0.9.6.1, Copyright (c) 2004-2010 eAccelerator, by eAccelerator
    with the ionCube PHP Loader v3.3.20, Copyright (c) 2002-2010, by ionCube Ltd.

Php 5 only
Fcgi
Suexec

 

I just had a server down due to this... running WHM 11.28.83 - so it appears it is not fixed (at least in the RELEASE code).

Can we get an update as to when this will be or has been fixed?

 

I opened a ticket to look into the issue on my server, and also to ask about the back merge for 11.28, per your suggestion. I'm told that the back merge is now complete. Per cPanel tech:

- Scott

 

Hi Tristan. Would you be willing to take a look at my Support Request Id 1279601, where the tech has stated that the case was set for a back merge. Perhaps that tech needs some help in understanding the situation as well.

Thanks!

- Scott

 

Thanks for the clarification -- I missed the two different case numbers!

- Scott