Re: PHP testing - problem with php libraries loading
Filin A. wrote: But after I read your question I made an experiment whith my system httpd.conf and php.ini and checked phpinfo() output. I've set the extension_dir in php.ini to the wrong directory and assigned correct value in the httpd.conf. It's strange but though phpinfo() acknowledges my httpd.conf extension_dir as a 'Local Value', extensions are not loaded. That rules out Apache-Test as the root cause of the problem. If I were trying to debug this, I'd very carefully compare the output of phpinfo() in an environment that works with the output of phpinfo() in an environment that doesn't. Hope that helps. Chris -- Chris Shiflett Brain Bulb, The PHP Consultancy http://brainbulb.com/
Re: PHP testing - problem with php libraries loading
Chris Shiflett wrote: Hi Filin, I've tride a lot of variants and I even think that IfModule @PHP_MODULE@ php_admin_value extension_dir /usr/lib/php4/ /IfModule _should_ work - but it doesn't! I don't know why :( (I tried both t/extra.conf.in and t/conf/extra.conf.in) The latter is the correct place. You might try getting rid of the conditional statement, just to see if that's the problem. hmm, that's a good point. t/conf/extra.conf.in only affects php tests that run inside the server, such as t/response/TestAPI/foo.php. if you're using t/foo.php-style tests then settings in t/conf/extra.conf.in don't apply. guess we need to figure out how to do that... --Geoff
Re: PHP testing - problem with php libraries loading
Hi Filin, I've tride a lot of variants and I even think that IfModule @PHP_MODULE@ php_admin_value extension_dir /usr/lib/php4/ /IfModule _should_ work - but it doesn't! I don't know why :( (I tried both t/extra.conf.in and t/conf/extra.conf.in) The latter is the correct place. You might try getting rid of the conditional statement, just to see if that's the problem. By the way, how are you testing to see whether this works? Is it the output of phpinfo()? Oh. And can you please anyhow lead me at those links? http://shiflett.org/apache-test-demo.tar.gz Yes, I do like it. Actualy I'm rather fascinated by the versality and power of your testing suit. Very happy to hear this. :-) Hopefully we can help you get this problem solved. Chris
Re: PHP testing - problem with php libraries loading
Hi. Sorry for not writing sooner and thanks for your quick responce. 1) Why it is necessary to have a special php.ini for testing? say you have code that works one system and doesn't work on another. the problem turns out to be that your php.ini file contains a crucial difference, but one you didn't think was crucial. I see... no, anything you need to override you can do locally from t/extra.conf.in, such as IfModule @PHP_MODULE php_extension_dir /usr/lib/php4/ /IfModule But I can't! I've tride a lot of variants and I even think that IfModule @PHP_MODULE@ php_admin_value extension_dir /usr/lib/php4/ /IfModule _should_ work - but it doesn't! I don't know why :( (I tried both t/extra.conf.in and t/conf/extra.conf.in) chris has links to the sample tarball where you can see tricks like this in action. Oh. And can you please anyhow lead me at those links? unfortunately we haven't had the free tuits to document it as well as we would have liked. but then again, nobody seemed to be using the php side of things but us. so, welcome - we hope you like it :) Yes, I do like it. Actualy I'm rather fascinated by the versality and power of your testing suit. __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
PHP testing - problem with php libraries loading
Hi all. I'm trying to use Apache::Test module for testing my php driven site (Linux, Apache 2.0, PHP 4.3). Everything works pretty good, but when I try to test a php page which uses any of mysql functions - the test fails and the error_log contains these lines: ... PHP Warning: Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library './mysql.so' - ./mysql.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0 PHP Warning: Unknown(): Unable to load dynamic library './xmlrpc.so' - ./xmlrpc.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0 ... [Client 127.0.0.1] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mysql_connect() in /home/filin/work-varavka/staff/htdocs/_inc/dbconnect.inc.php on line 8 ... I think a line in the t/conf/php.ini: extension_dir = ./ means that php seeks libraries in the current directory, while those libraries are in the /usr/lib/php4/. Thereby I have 2 questions: 1) Why it is necessary to have a special php.ini for testing? 2) How can I test (in a sane manner) php code with functions from dynamic libraries? I've tried to copy mysql.so in the current directory, in all meanings of current which I could imagine but without any success. I've successfully tried to modify the Apache::TestConfigPHP so that it generates now 'extension_dir=/usr/lib/php4/', but I don't think it is a good solving... __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
Re: PHP testing - problem with php libraries loading
cc'ing chris :) I think a line in the t/conf/php.ini: extension_dir = ./ means that php seeks libraries in the current directory, while those libraries are in the /usr/lib/php4/. hmm, could be. chris would know better. Thereby I have 2 questions: 1) Why it is necessary to have a special php.ini for testing? for the same reason that Apache-Test maintains all its own configuration files, really - consistency, principle of least surprise, and so on. think of it like this... say you have code that works one system and doesn't work on another. the problem turns out to be that your php.ini file contains a crucial difference, but one you didn't think was crucial. if your tests relied on the installed php.ini file then you'd have the exact same problem on each box when running the tests, on one box it would fail and on one box it would pass. this is Very Bad from a testing point of view - tests should create a very specific environment in which to exercise your code, one where all the variables are known. using our own php.ini file (and own httpd.conf, etc) means that the described circumstance would never happen - the tests would pass on both systems letting you know immediately that your production environment is _not_ the same as your testing environment. and that is Good from a testing point of view. 2) How can I test (in a sane manner) php code with functions from dynamic libraries? I don't know the specifics, but to alter any php.ini setting you would create t/conf/extra.conf.in and use a php variable to override the default settings in php.ini I've tried to copy mysql.so in the current directory, in all meanings of current which I could imagine but without any success. I've successfully tried to modify the Apache::TestConfigPHP so that it generates now 'extension_dir=/usr/lib/php4/', but I don't think it is a good solving... no, anything you need to override you can do locally from t/extra.conf.in, such as IfModule @PHP_MODULE php_extension_dir /usr/lib/php4/ /IfModule or somesuch - I'm not really a php guy :) chris has links to the sample tarball where you can see tricks like this in action. unfortunately we haven't had the free tuits to document it as well as we would have liked. but then again, nobody seemed to be using the php side of things but us. so, welcome - we hope you like it :) --Geoff
