Re: syntax error, unexpected '&' in /etc/php/php.ini on line 107

[Keith Roberts <keith@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 28 May 2012, Diederick de Vries wrote:

> To: php-install@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> From: Diederick de Vries <diederick76@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:  syntax error,
>     unexpected '&' in /etc/php/php.ini on line 107
>
> Hi all,
>
> I have a peculiar problem. My http error log is flooded with these two
> lines over and over again:
>
> PHP:  syntax error, unexpected '&' in /etc/php/php.ini on line 107
> PHP:  syntax error, unexpected '&' in /etc/php/php.ini on line 108
>
> My /etc/php/php.ini's lines 104 through 109 are:
>
> 104   ; error_reporting
> 105   ;   Default Value: E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_STRICT & ~E_DEPRECATED
> 106   ;   Development Value: E_ALL
> 107   ;   Production Value: E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED & ~E_STRICT
> 108
> 109   ; html_errors
>
> Everything above these lines is commented, except for the first line,
> that reads:
>
> [PHP]
>
> So the &s on line 107 are to be expected, and line 108 is empty. Does
> anyone have any idea what's going on here? Is this a bug?

Are you sure you are using that php.ini file?

Are there multiple versions of php installed on the box?

A self-compiled version of php will typically put it's 
php.ini file in a different place to a version of php from a 
distribution's installation package version of php.

Is this a symbolic link to another file somewhere on the 
system.

Make a backup copy of /etc/php/php.ini and delete the 
original /etc/php/php.ini file.

Stop and start apache to force it to re-read the 
php.ini file the apache php module uses.

If you still get the same error, then you most likely have 
conflicting versions of php.ini on that system.

HTH,

Keith Roberts

> Thanks!
>
> $ uname -a
> Linux bender 3.3.6-1-ARCH #1 SMP PREEMPT Sun May 13 09:59:18 UTC 2012
> i686 GNU/Linux
>
> $ php --version
> PHP 5.4.3 (cli) (built: May  8 2012 17:09:39)
> Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
> Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies

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