session variable problem with exec_dir patch

adrianbj · February 4, 2008

I have patched my php 5.2.5 source files with the exec_dir patch. The problem is that it prevents session variables from being set. If I recompile from an unpatched source the problem goes away. I have emailed the author of the exec_dir patch and he says the problem I am experiencing can't be related to his patch, which based on what is does, I would agree, but I have recompiled at least a dozen times now with as many different options as I can think of, and it's always the same - works when the patch hasn't been applied and doesn't work when it has. I do have the suhosin patch, but I have tried his patch with and without suhosin and it makes no difference.

This is my php config

--with-apxs2

--with-mysql

--with-zlib

--with-gd

--with-gettext

--with-iconv

--enable-mbstring

--with-xmlrpc

--enable-cli

--with-pspell

--enable-gd-native-ttf

--with-freetype-dir

--with-jpeg-dir

--with-png-dir

These are the results of my make test, with and without the exec_dir patch applied.

Without exec_dir patch:

FAILED TEST SUMMARY

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date OO cloning [ext/date/tests/oo_002.phpt]

Bug #16069 (ICONV transliteration failure) [ext/iconv/tests/bug16069.phpt]

iconv stream filter [ext/iconv/tests/iconv_stream_filter.phpt]

Bug #41567 (json_encode() double conversion is inconsistent with PHP) [ext/json/tests/bug41567.phpt]

Test array_reverse() function : usage variations - assoc. array with diff. value for 'array' argument [ext/standard/tests/array/array_reverse_variation5.phpt]

Test array_unshift() function : usage variations - assoc. array with diff values for 'array' argument [ext/standard/tests/array/array_unshift_variation5.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_001.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 getting meta data [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_002.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 decoding data [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_003.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 Mozilla tests [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_004.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 without // [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_005.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 with corrupt? payload [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_006.phpt]

Stream: RFC2397 and seeking [ext/standard/tests/file/stream_rfc2397_007.phpt]

money_format test [ext/standard/tests/strings/moneyformat.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : basic functionality - setting system locale to a specific [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_basic1.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : basic functionality - set locale using an array [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_basic2.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : basic functionality - passing multiple locales as argument [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_basic3.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : usage variations - passing multiple valid/invlaid locales as argument [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_variation1.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : usage variations - setting system locale = 0 [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_variation3.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : usage variations - setting system locale as null [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_variation4.phpt]

Test setlocale() function : usage variations - Setting system locale as empty string [ext/standard/tests/strings/setlocale_variation5.phpt]

Test vsprintf() function : usage variations - string formats with non-string values [ext/standard/tests/strings/vsprintf_variation8.phpt]

With exec_dir patch: