shl_load error starting apache with php module

[Andrew Briggs]

When I make the apache php4.0.4 DSO module with oracle oci8 support and then start httpd, I get the following error;

/usr/lib/dld.sl: Can't shl_load() a library containing Thread Local Storage: /usr/lib/libcl.2
/usr/lib/dld.sl: Exec format error

If I remove the oci8 support it works fine. I have tried linking with -lpthread and -lcl

Please help me

Andrew Briggs

[Kiran N. Mehta]

Hi:
I don't know anything about Apache or Oracle oci8, but just as you linked with libpthread and libcl, you should try linking with whichever library --and (incrementally) its dependents-- that implements oci8 functionality. The shl_load( ) of that library will then become redundant and innocuous, unlike now...

Good luck,
Kiran

[RikTytgat]

Hi,

Are you sure the libcl.2 file is suited for the platform you are running on. The exec format error seems to mean the file is note recognized as being a library.

Try

file /usr/lib/libcl.2

This should print something like
/usr/lib/libcl.2: PA-RISC1.1 shared library -not stripped

This is just a hunch.

Bye,
Rik.

[Andrew Briggs]

Thanks to both of you

How can I find out what libraries are required by the oci8 libraries ?

I've tried the file /usr/lib/libcl.2 and I get libcl.2: PA-RISC1.1 shared library -not stripped
as expected.

Andy

[Charles Soto]

Go to http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/webservers/apache/faqs/index.html and look for the admin guide in the information library. It discusses exactly your issue (involves editing apachectl to include the proper environment vars).

Charles