Jan
22
Damn you config files!
Okay so I updated php.ini yesterday… A simple task to allow clients to upload at least 80MB via PHP forms.
It turned out to be a nightmare. Firstly, IonCube didn’t work after the Apache reboot. Secondly, FTP failed.
I recompilied Apache four times, manually installed the IonCube loaders and manually added the zend_extension line to php.ini. I even raised a support ticket with IonCube. Checked the apache log and guess what … Error, unexpected ‘(’ in /usr/local/lib/php.ini on line 233.
A simple incommented bracket caused huge problems. Took 5 hours to sort it. Who knew that something could turn into something major and cause issues?
