Zend Optimizer not getting installed

[Harshal Vaidya]

Howdy,

Server: Linux CentOS
PHP : 5.3.x
Apache : 2.2

I tried installing /scripts/phpextensionmanager install zendopt ALSO /scripts/installzend

It gave some error like
Zend Guard is active
couldn't install zend opt

I tried a lot using easyapace.. no luck so far ..

commenting php.ini also didn't help, zendgaurd.so line automatically appears after running /scripts/phpextensionmanager install zendopt

Is there any version issue for Zend Manager to get it..

Thanks in adavance

 

[cPanelTristan]

Hello,

Please provide the exact output when running the command with the exact command used. Copy and paste this from command line for us to see the exact details.

It seems most likely it is installing for PHP 5.3 and not installing for PHP 4, since it will find the PHP 4 binary and not install it. Since you aren't using PHP 4, that response wouldn't matter. Something like this is what I mean:

Installing Zend Guard Loader binary
Activating Zend Guard Loader in /usr/local/lib/php.ini
Zend Guard activated.
Skipping install to /usr/local/php4, missing php.ini

Which clearly is for PHP 4 and doesn't indicate that PHP 5 isn't being installed.

Also, you can see if it is active using this command:

php -v

You'd get something like the following:

[email protected] [~]# php -v
PHP 5.3.15 (cli) (built: Jul 31 2012 08:46:16) 
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies
    with Zend Guard Loader v3.3, Copyright (c) 1998-2010, by Zend Technologies

Going forward, whenever possible please always provide the full error message rather than a synopsis. The fine details do matter for error messages.

Thanks!

 

[Harshal Vaidya]

Thanks Tristan,

Thank you for relevant reply. It was a perfect. As specified by you the same code I was getting.

I think its an issue of PHP... let me try switching version that might help .

But switching PHP version may affect my existing scripting. please let me know how should we go in this case ?


Thanks,
Harshal Vaidya...

 

[NixTree]

Thanks Tristan,

Thank you for relevant reply. It was a perfect. As specified by you the same code I was getting.

I think its an issue of PHP... let me try switching version that might help .

But switching PHP version may affect my existing scripting. please let me know how should we go in this case ?


Thanks,
Harshal Vaidya...

There is no Zend Optimizer in PHP 5.3. In PHP 5.3, it is renamed as Zend Guard. They are two separate products and a php programe built based on one doesn't work with other. So if you build a programe based on Zend Optimizer, you are stuck in PHP 5.2.

 

[gkgcpanel]

Just recompiled using EasyApache and Zend Guard is selected. PHP Version is 5.3.15 (no PHP 4 installed).

Log file clearly shows:

-- Begin opt 'Zend Guard Loader for PHP' --
-- Begin step 'Install Zend Optimizer' --
Determining PHP version
Installing Zend Guard Loader binary
Activating Zend Guard Loader in /usr/local/lib/php.ini
Zend Guard activated.
-- End step 'Install Zend Optimizer' --

-- End opt 'Zend Guard Loader for PHP' --

Yet, a customer who has purchased a script that is protected with Zend Guard is getting this message when visiting his new site:

Zend Optimizer not installed

This file was encoded by the Zend Guard. In order to run it, please install the Zend Optimizer (available without charge), version 3.0.0 or later.
Seeing this message instead of the website you expected?
This means that this webserver is not configured correctly. In order to view this website properly, please contact the website's system administrator/webmaster with the following message:

The component "Zend Optimizer" is not installed on the Web Server and therefore cannot service encoded files. Please download and install the Zend Optimizer (available without charge) on the Web Server.


I then tried running /scripts/installzendopt

Output is as follows:

Updating md5sum list
Fetching http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/cpanelsync/easy/targz.yaml (connected:0).......(request attempt 1/12)...Using dns cache file /root/.HttpRequest/httpupdate.cpanel.net......searching for mirrors (mirror search attempt 1/3)......loaded mirror speeds from cache......mirror search success......connecting to [email protected]%......request success......Done
Installing Zendopt
Determining PHP version
Installing Zend Guard Loader binary
Activating Zend Guard Loader in /usr/local/lib/php.ini
Zend Guard activated.
Skipping install to /usr/local/php4, missing php.ini

If you put a phpinfo file in place, and look for installed modules, only ioncube loader shows up.

Additional Modules
Module Name
ionCube Loader

So Zend Guard Loader (even though selected during EasyApache, is NOT getting installed (or not in the correct location).

Running cPanel Version:
WHM 11.32.3 (build 23)
CENTOS 5.8 x86_64 standard

- - - Updated - - -

Forgot to mention...

ZendGuardLoader.so is found in:

/usr/local/Zend/lib/Guard-5.5.0/php-5.3.x

I'm wondering if that is the correct location???

Another update...
Ran this from the command line on a server where ZendGuard is installed (and apparently working fine):

# php -m | grep -i zend

Output:

Zend Guard Loader
[Zend Modules]
Zend Guard Loader


Ran the same command on the server in question:

# php -m | grep -i zend
[Zend Modules]


So, it is not installing it.

 

[gkgcpanel]

Wow. File sizes and dates are different too...

On the server that it is working fine on:

The /usr/local/Zend/lib/Guard-5.5.0/php-5.3.x/ZendGuardLoader.so file is
dated: Aug 2 and has a size of 917366

On the server where it is NOT working (that was just recompiled with EasyApache),
The date is Mar 19 and the size is: 1088132

 

[cPanelTristan]

Could future commands and output be placed into code tags? This makes it easier to read when you are pasting a command and the output.

Also, I had to revise what I just said as I see you mention one where it is working and then the one where it isn't working and that one isn't showing Zend Guard Loader.

Can you try in command line to install it using phpextensionmgr?

/scripts/phpextensionmgr install ZendOpt

 

[gkgcpanel]

Hi Tristan,

Tried that. Same result.

# /scripts/phpextensionmgr install ZendOpt
Updating md5sum list
Fetching http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/cpanelsync/easy/targz.yaml (connected:0).......(request attempt 1/12)...Resolving httpupdate.cpanel.net...(resolve attempt 1/65)...
        Fetching http://httpupdate.cpanel.net/mirror_addr_list (connected:0).......(request attempt 1/3)......connecting to [email protected].100%......request success......Done
...found 40 host(s) from mirror_addr_list......searching for mirrors (mirror search attempt 1/3)......loaded mirror speeds from cache......mirror search [email protected]%......request success......Done
Installing Zendopt
Determining PHP version
Installing Zend Guard Loader binary
Activating Zend Guard Loader in /usr/local/lib/php.ini
Zend Guard activated.
Skipping install to /usr/local/php4, missing php.ini

Visiting the customers site, still gives the same error that Zend Guard Loader is not installed.

# php -m | grep -i zend
[Zend Modules]

Thank you,
Peter

Could future commands and output be placed into code tags? This makes it easier to read when you are pasting a command and the output.

Also, I had to revise what I just said as I see you mention one where it is working and then the one where it isn't working and that one isn't showing Zend Guard Loader.

Can you try in command line to install it using phpextensionmgr?

/scripts/phpextensionmgr install ZendOpt

 

[cPanelTristan]

Could you submit a ticket for us to check further? The ticket could be submitted using the link in my signature or via WHM > Support Center > Contact cPanel. Thanks!

 

[gkgcpanel]

Tristan,

Done. Ticket # 3103147

Thanks,
Peter

 

[gkgcpanel]

Thanks to support the problem is fixed. Had to do with some additional settings we had at the bottom of the /usr/local/lib/php.ini file. The Zend Guard Loader line needed to be before those lines.

 

[dbcorp]

so whats the trick to solving this then why hide it in a ticket when there is more of us that need it for older software that relies on zend optimizer libraries and not zend guard

 

[cPanelJamyn]

so whats the trick to solving this then why hide it in a ticket when there is more of us that need it for older software that relies on zend optimizer libraries and not zend guard

Hi,

In gkgcpanel's case, the issue was user-specific configuration options were added before the Zend Guard entries, so the Zend Guard configuration was no longer global. If you're facing an issue where Zend Guard appears to install correctly but isn't loading, I'd move the configuration entries up a bit in php.ini (or open a support case and we can take a look at the issue). Thanks.