My understanding is that it is not recommended to run PHP with Apache 2 - unless Apache 2 is run in prefork mode. This is because many popular PHP libraries are not thread safe (although PHP itself is.) The stock CentOS Apache is in prefork mode I believe and that is why there are no problems. Apache prefork: http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.0/mod/prefork.html PHP manual warning about Apache 2 in threaded mode: http://www.php.net/manual/en/ faq.installation.php#faq.installation.apache2 On Feb 1, 2006, at 2:34 PM, rado wrote: > hi! > It seems like everytime I turn around lately, I'm opening up > another can > of worms and I sure don't like what I just read. > > this book: Setting Up Lamp (Getting Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP > Working Together) Sybex/Wiley ISBN 0-7821-4337-7 > > Page 197 to quote "Which Version of Apache to Use": > Choosing your Apache version is something that should be taken from > the > correct perspective. Apache 1.3 is proven to be stable and, most > importantly, compatible with PHP. Apache 2.0 is stable; however, there > have been multiple problems with PHP compatibility. Making Apache 2.0 > and PHP work together is as predictable as flipping a coin. You will > never know for sure whether the configuration will work properly > and you > might be faced with in-depth troubleshooting and problem solving > trying > to find out why they will not cooperate. >> From our standpoint, we really hope that Apache 2.0 and PHP cooperate > sooner rather than later because the features of Apache 2.0 look very > promising. > For this book, we will be going with the tried and true concept and > use > the Apache 1.3 series to avoid any heartache you might have due to > different configurations and luck of the draw. ....end of quote... > > wow...this book is copyrighted(2004) if that makes any difference. I > sure don't like the idea of going backwards w/Apache, since, > although I > don't use php but w/standard xhtml/css it has shown me no problems at > all and I just don't like to even think in terms of doing what they > suggest. But I want to hear from y'all on this. Do y'all find that > these > problems between Apache 2.0 and PHP are really that prominent as they > have stated? Or, maybe I am wishful thinking here but I am hoping that > some will reply that they have no problems whatsoever using the 2 > together...instead...just go to this website and there is a good > tutorial on this subject. lol > > thx in advance, > > John Rose > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >