Ming and PHP5

[P Lao]

Hi,

I would like to use Ming with php5, and I have some problems...

I installed the debian packages:
ii php5-ming 5.2.0-0.dotdeb Ming module for php5
ii libming 0.3-0.dotdeb.0 Library to generate SWF (Flash) Files

in my php.in I have: extension=ming.so (done at the intallation of php5_ming)

when I restart apache2 I get:
PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php5/20060613/ming.so' - libming.so: cannot open shared object file:
No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0

and the libraries are here :
ls -al /usr/lib/php5/20060613/*ming.so
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1003279 2006-11-06 18:11 /usr/lib/php5/20060613/libming.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 99036 2006-11-04 00:06 /usr/lib/php5/20060613/ming.so

I have seen this error in a few messages on the web, but I didn't find the answer...

I was wondering is there was a problem with the package but I have seen in the tutorial "Running Apache2 With PHP5 And PHP4 At The Same Time" that there is an installation of php5_ming, so I suppose I shoud work...

It is the first time that I have this kind of problem with a php5 package. I am trying to sort it out since yesterday morning but don't understand....

Thanks very much in advance for any idea ...

Lao

[P Lao]

PHP5 is installed as a module of apache2

anyway I saw this page
http://www.howtoforge.com/forums/sho...?t=3328&page=2

so I did
apt-file search ming.so

apache-common: usr/lib/apache/1.3/mod_roaming.so
ethereal-common: usr/lib/ethereal/plugins/0.10.10/cosnaming.so
liborbit-dev: usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming.so
liborbit0: usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming.so.0
liborbit0: usr/lib/libORBitCosNaming.so.0.5.17
libtao-orbsvcs-dev: usr/lib/libTAO_CosNaming.so
libtao-orbsvcs1.4: usr/lib/libTAO_CosNaming.so.1.4.2
neverdata: usr/share/games/neverdata/map-putt/17_timing.sol
python2.1: usr/lib/python2.1/lib-dynload/timing.so
python2.2: usr/lib/python2.2/lib-dynload/timing.so
python2.3: usr/lib/python2.3/lib-dynload/timing.so
python2.4: usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/timing.so
python2.4-dbg: usr/lib/debug/usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/timing.so
python2.4-dbg: usr/lib/python2.4/lib-dynload/debug/timing.so
simgear-dev: usr/lib/libsgtiming.so
simgear0: usr/lib/libsgtiming.so.0
simgear0: usr/lib/libsgtiming.so.0.3.7

so no ming.so: is this information relevant?

and when I comment out extension=ming.so in php.ini the error disappears so I am using the right php.ini

...

[P Lao]

when I did apt-file update
before apt-file search ming.so
I got an error 404 for dotdeb so this is why the ming.so doesn't show I think (I have it in /usr/lib/php5/20060613/ anyway)

OK I think this is all the information I have about my problem...

Any suggestion would be most welcome, thanks in advance...

PLao

[P Lao]

Once again I am answering my own message...sorry...but this one can be VERY usefull I think, I have seen so much messages about ming not working with php5...

So if you want to use PHP5.2.0-0.dotdeb (and cie, maybe...) and Ming and you have this error:

PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library '/usr/lib/php5/20060613/ming.so' - libming.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0

Then go to /usr/lib and look for libming.so*
you will have something like
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 19 2006-11-07 17:13 libming.so.0 -> libming.so.0.3beta1
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 270224 2005-06-17 06:52 libming.so.0.3beta1

but not libming .so

so just add the link: ln -s libming.so.0.3beta1 libming.so

and it works.....

...2 days for that one....end of thread :-)