Annoying problem installing Apache1.3x+PHP4, Please HELP!

hey all this is the scenario :

i downloaded apache 1.3x (latest version), php4 (latest version), i wanted to install php using the static method.

In Apache src directory (apache_1.3.14/)
# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache


In PHP src directory (php-4.0.3pl1/)
# ./configure --with-mysql \
--with-xml \
--enable-track-vars \
--with-apache=../apache_1.3.14 \

# make
# make install

In Apache src directory (apache_1.3.14)
# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/apache \
--enable-module=rewrite \
--activate-module=src/modules/php4/libphp4.a

# make
# make install

now apache works fine, cgi scripts work as well. i added addtype application/x-httpd-php php to the httpd.conf , then i tested a script php after chmod 755 , i keep getting "(8) exec format error", next line "premature end of script headers"

im using the phpinfo.php test file,

<?
phpinfo();
?>

help me out out please, thanks.

jake

 

Can this help you?

http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/5605
Check httpd.conf within the <IfModule mod_mime.c> directive to make sure
that:
1) You have:
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
2) You DON'T have .php listed here:
AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

You should also check to be sure that the php script is not in a
directory listed in the ScriptsAlias section as there it will be
executed as a normal unix script, instead it should be in a normal
directory of web pages. (This took me rather a while to figure out.)

 

check to make sure your file doesnt have weirdo dos charectors

 

hey thanks dude thanks alot, the addtype directive was already there so i tried changing the directory and boom it worked! thanks sooo much i spent like 2 days researching that error

jake