PHP not working in ISPConfig website

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Hi,

Sorry, I know this has come up before, but I've been searching for hours and I've yet to come up with a solution.

I have installed ISPConfig on a openSuse 10.2 server using Falko's Perfect Setup (Thanks, Falko) and all is well - apart from PHP; If I check the PHP Scripts box on the control panel it makes no difference. Trying to open a PHP page in Firebox just gives me:

You have chosen to open
Which is a: application/x-httpd-php

...In other words it looks like PHP pages aren't being parsed.

Any ideas :confused:

[till]

Is the PHP file located in the website directory that ISPConfig created for the website?

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Is the PHP file located in the website directory that ISPConfig created for the website?

Hi, thanks for replying...

I believe so; for instance /srv/www/web1/web/myfile.php

[falko]

Is PHP enabled in the vhost configuration of that web site in the file Vhosts_ispconfig.conf?

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I think so..!

######################################
# Vhost: www.mydomain.com:80
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#
#
<VirtualHost ***.my.ip.***:80>
ServerName www.mydomain.com:80
ServerAdmin webmaster@mydomain.com
DocumentRoot /srv/www/web3/web
ServerAlias mydomain.com www.mydomain.co.uk mydomain.co.uk
DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.php index.php5 index.php4 index.php3 index.shtml index.cgi index.pl index.jsp Default.htm default.htm
ErrorLog /srv/www/web3/log/error.log
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .php4 .php5
<Files *.php>
SetOutputFilter PHP
SetInputFilter PHP
</Files>
<Files *.php3>
SetOutputFilter PHP
SetInputFilter PHP
</Files>
<Files *.php4>
SetOutputFilter PHP
SetInputFilter PHP
</Files>
<Files *.php5>
SetOutputFilter PHP
SetInputFilter PHP
</Files>
php_admin_flag safe_mode Off
Alias /error/ "/srv/www/web3/web/error/"
ErrorDocument 400 /error/invalidSyntax.html
ErrorDocument 401 /error/authorizationRequired.html
ErrorDocument 403 /error/forbidden.html
ErrorDocument 404 /error/fileNotFound.html
ErrorDocument 405 /error/methodNotAllowed.html
ErrorDocument 500 /error/internalServerError.html
ErrorDocument 503 /error/overloaded.html
AliasMatch ^/~([^/]+)(/(.*))? /srv/www/web3/user/$1/web/$3
AliasMatch ^/users/([^/]+)(/(.*))? /srv/www/web3/user/$1/web/$3
</VirtualHost>

[falko]

Are there any error messages in Apache's error log?

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Mmm... It's packed with:

[error] an unknown filter was not added: PHP


(And that's it)

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Mmm... Have I been caught with that AddHandler / AddType thing, I wonder?

I should have used something other than SUSE, shouldn't I? Trouble is, a handful of friends are already using the thing, so I hope I don't have to start from scratch...

(I was thinking for a moment I was using a 64 bit machine here, but it is just a 32 bit box, in this case).

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If I try turning php on and off in a website, I get the following in the apache2 error log:

[Fri Apr 27 14:10:02 2007] [warn] long lost child came home! (pid 16154)
[Fri Apr 27 14:10:49 2007] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Fri Apr 27 14:10:49 2007] [error] (9)Bad file descriptor: apr_socket_accept: (client socket)
[Fri Apr 27 14:10:51 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Linux/SUSE) configured -- resuming normal operations

[Grizzly]

any ideas on what to do to resolve this issue

[Hans]

Do you have this line at the end within your /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:

Include /etc/apache2/vhosts/Vhosts_ispconfig.conf


Do you have these lines within /etc/apache2/mods-available/dir.conf:


<IfModule mod_dir.c>

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.cgi index.php index.php3 index.pl index.xhtml

</IfModule>

Make sure that you've commented out the mime-types within /etc/mime.types like this:


#application/x-httpd-php phtml pht php
#application/x-httpd-php-source phps
#application/x-httpd-php3 php3
#application/x-httpd-php3-preprocessed php3p
#application/x-httpd-php4 php4


After any modification restart Apache2:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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Do you have this line at the end within your /etc/apache2/apache2.conf:

Include /etc/apache2/vhosts/Vhosts_ispconfig.conf


Well, it is at the end of httpd.conf


Do you have these lines within /etc/apache2/mods-available/dir.conf:


<IfModule mod_dir.c>

DirectoryIndex index.html index.htm index.shtml index.cgi index.php index.php3 index.pl index.xhtml

</IfModule>


I don't have that file, either; isn't this taken care of in /etc/sysconfig/apache2 in Suse?

I do have the line:

APACHE_MODULES="actions alias auth_basic authn_file authz_host authz_groupfile authz_default authz_user authn_dbm autoindex cgi dir env expires include log_config mime negotiation setenvif ssl suexec userdir php5 rewrite"

As, I believe, specified in The Perfect Setup.


Make sure that you've commented out the mime-types within /etc/mime.types like this:


#application/x-httpd-php phtml pht php
#application/x-httpd-php-source phps
#application/x-httpd-php3 php3
#application/x-httpd-php3-preprocessed php3p
#application/x-httpd-php4 php4


I've commented out the following in mime.types:
#application/x-perl pl pm al perl
#application/x-php php php3 php4


After any modification restart Apache2:

/etc/init.d/apache2 restart

I've not changed anything, this time, unfortunately - but thanks for your efforts. :o

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Mmm... I think perhaps I'm getting somewhere; PHP works if I manually change the following in the /etc/apache2/vhosts/Vhosts_ispconfig.conf file:

AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .php4 .php5

to

AddType application/x-httpd-php .php .php3 .php4 .php5

So, it is the AddHandler / AddType problem. I'll just try and find the right place to change this within the ISPconfig files...

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OK... I've changed AddType back to AddHandler and PHP is still working. It must have been down to something else. Now I'm really confused, but at least PHP is working. I have a horrible feeling that I'll be back here begging for more help... Thanks everyone who had a go..!

[falko]

Mmm... It's packed with:

[error] an unknown filter was not added: PHP


(And that's it)
Take a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29054&postcount=2

[lcerny]

Take a look here: http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29054&postcount=2
In my opensuse 10.2 fresh install was following in /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf file


<IfModule mod_php5.c>
AddHandler ## ispconfig install ## application/x-httpd-php .php4
AddHandler ## ispconfig install ## application/x-httpd-php .php5
AddHandler ## ispconfig install ## application/x-httpd-php .php
AddHandler ## ispconfig install ## application/x-httpd-php-source .php4s
AddHandler ## ispconfig install ## application/x-httpd-php-source .php5s
AddHandler ## ispconfig install ## application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
DirectoryIndex index.php4
DirectoryIndex index.php5
DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>

When removed this strange ## ispconfig install ##, php works fine. Seems some bug during installation ?

[till]

Seems some bug during installation ?

No, that was ok. Please add the comments again or you will not be able to configure PHP in ISPConfig.

Have you enabled the php checkbox in ISPConfig for this website?

[Grizzly]

log in /var/log/apache2/error_log reads



May 02 18:02:05 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 18:02:06 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 18:02:07 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 18:02:08 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/

[falko]

What does /etc/apache2/conf.d/php5.conf look like now?

[Grizzly]

<IfModule mod_php5.c>
AddHandler ##ISPConfig INSTALL## application/x-httpd-php .php4
AddHandler ##ISPConfig INSTALL## application/x-httpd-php .php5
AddHandler ##ISPConfig INSTALL## application/x-httpd-php .php
AddHandler ##ISPConfig INSTALL## application/x-httpd-php-source .php4s
AddHandler ##ISPConfig INSTALL## application/x-httpd-php-source .php5s
AddHandler ##ISPConfig INSTALL## application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
DirectoryIndex index.php4
DirectoryIndex index.php5
DirectoryIndex index.php
</IfModule>

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[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [notice] Graceful restart requested, doing restart
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] (9)Bad file descriptor: apr_socket_accept: (client socket)
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Linux/SUSE) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:25 2007] [error] [client ::1] client denied by server configuration: /srv/www/
[Wed May 02 20:07:26 2007] [warn] long lost child came home! (pid 11958)
[Wed May 02 20:26:22 2007] [notice] caught SIGTERM, shutting down
[Wed May 02 20:27:47 2007] [notice] suEXEC mechanism enabled (wrapper: /usr/sbin/suexec2)
[Wed May 02 20:27:53 2007] [notice] Apache/2.2.3 (Linux/SUSE) configured -- resuming normal operations


php files still not being handled and ask me to download when opening

[till]

Are you sure that you access the website trough the correct domain and not trough the main domain with a path appended like:

www.yourdomain.com/www.yourotherdomain.com/web/

[gamma1it]

Hi,
I am running SuSe 10.2 as well, ispconfig etc. I have the same symptoms and also with awstats, could this have anything to do with susexec?

ALSO....Your forums sites and software are truly something to appreciate.
Thanks for all the help!

[till]

@gamma1it:

How do you run your php scripts? mod_php, php-cgi with suexec or suphp?

[Coiled]

Hi,
had the same prob over the last days.
Finally I fixed it:

Change the line:

$go_info["server"]["apache2_php"] = 'both'; (or whatever is filled in here)

to:

$go_info["server"]["apache2_php"] = 'addhandler';

in the file /home/admispconfig/ispconfig/lib/config.inc.php

'addhandler' seems to be the only valid setting for suse 10.2 (see the comment at the end of this line in config.inc.php)

And don't forget to restart ISP/Apache
Hope it works for you too.

:) Coiled

[Hans]

If you're running suPHP, you need to change the line

$go_info["server"]["apache2_php"] = 'both';

into:

$go_info["server"]["apache2_php"] = 'suphp';

Otherwise, you will have problems when you update ISPConfig.

[gamma1it]

Hi Till,

Wow, thanks for the speedy reply. Here is a bit of history:

I am using a Dell Poweredge 4400 running SuSe 10.2 with ISPconfig installed as per the perfect setup. I have messed around with Awstats and with the help of these forums managed to get it to display on www.mydomain.tld/stats with security, but the data does not update. The webalizer stats are updateing but can only be seen after the cron runs for webalizer but before it runs for awstats. (I could remove the awstats cron job and just use webalizer if I have to) I need awstats to read and write to the correct logs. I have taken a brain break from awstats and started testing joomla and mambo but can't get a browser to read the index.php. Error logs, for the most part, say the same as Grizzly's. I am still a Linux newbie but not entirely, I have been at it all day everyday for about 6 months and read many threads on linux, ISPconfig and plugins.

To answer your question.....I think I am using suexec because i see it check marked in the ispconfig control panel ----> management-----> server----> settings---->web tab---->Suexec: checkmark on

What file do I need to verify this in?

Thanks again Till.

Aaron

[till]

If you followed the perfect setup, then you run php as mod_php and not via suexec. In your case, suexec is only used in case you run any cgi scripts.

Have you tryed what "Coiled" has suggested?

[Grizzly]

Please see if you can see any faults, I have now tried 'both'/'addhandler'/'addtype'/'suphp' everytime after a change I change settings in ISPconfig in order to rewrite the config.inc.php file and even rebooted the server everytime with the same result, some php files want to be downloaded to my pc some open in browser.

$go_info["server"]["postfix_config"] = 1; // 1 = SENDMAIL-STYLE, 2 = POSTFIX-STYLE
$go_info["server"]["smtp_restart"] = 1; // 1 = stop/start, 2 = restart
$go_info["server"]["network_config"] = 0; // 0 = none, 1 = automatic
$go_info["server"]["sudo_du_enabled"] = 0; // enable sudo for gathering website file usage
$go_info["server"]["apache2_php"] = 'suphp'; // 'filter' = set PHP filters, 'addtype' = Set PHP addtype or 'both' = Set Filter + Addtype, suphp = SuPHP wrapper enabled, 'AddHandler' = Set PHP AddHandler (nescessary for SuSE 10.2)
$go_info["server"]["password_hash"] = 'crypt'; // 'crypt' = crypt; 'md5' = crypt-md5
$go_info["server"]["do_automated_backups"] = 0; // 0 = no, 1 = yes; PLEASE NOTE: automated backups might fill up your HDD fast!

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Grr! My PHP has stopped working, again... I'm going through everything again (including all the $go_info stuff...)

I should have steered clear of openSUSE, shouldn't I? The Debian Etch CD in my bag is beckoning...

Meanwhile, if anyone found any definitive ways to get this working, I'm listening...

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Still no luck... I think it all went wrong when I tweaked a user's spam whitelist - presumably rewriting vhosts.

[Gza]

Hi all, i've got same problem, everything works OK in my Mandriva2007 system (it was built via Perfect setup, thhanks Falko), only php not works under domains. I've tried all the versions what are in /home/ispconfig/lib/config.inc.php, (both, filter, addtype, addhandler), without success :(

What can I do? (so I want control php under ispconfig)

THX
Gza

[till]

Do you have copies of the file Vhost_ispconfig.conf with a date appended to the name on your server? The files must be in /etc/apache2/vhost or a similar directory.

[personxx]

I have exactly the same issue... Also running OpenSuse 10.2

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Did anybody get to the bottom of this? I've just updated to the latest version of ISPConfig and it's all kicked off again...

[till]

Please read and try to answer my questions in this thread. If you dont provide any infos, we can not help you.

ISPConfig works perfectly on OpenSuSE, when you follow the perfect setup guide.

[personxx]

And installed ISPConfig on Debian Etch

Running with no major problems now...

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Please read and try to answer my questions in this thread. If you dont provide any infos, we can not help you.

ISPConfig works perfectly on OpenSuSE, when you follow the perfect setup guide.

My apologies, the addhandler change fixed the problem - I just needed to clear my browser cache :rolleyes: