I wanted to install a new WordPress plugin this evening but I kept getting a curl_init() error. I took this to mean that my copy of PHP was not compiled with Curl support. So I did what any system admin would do and recompiled 1 PHP with Curl support. As usual 2, once I completed compiling PHP, I couldn’t get Apache to restart. There’s nothing like hitting one of my websites and being presented with a download prompt, because my browser wants to download the PHP page rather than display it. That would be because Apache didn’t fire back up.
Well, after what seemed like an eternity I finally recompiled Apache and PHP without Curl support. Everything is now back in order. And goodbye Adsense Logger, you looked to be a pretty cool plugin.
- I recompiled Apache too which was probably not smart. I should of just recompiled PHP and left Apache alone but I’m too worried to try it again. [back]
- I say “as usual” because at least 50% of the time where I need to mess with my server software something goes wrong and I have to spend hours trying to fix whatever went wrong. [back]
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hm, this was not expected
My little plugin works well on my server, since curl is compiled well with php and apache …
sorry for your problems…
regards,
Markus
Not your fault. I’ll probably try to compile PHP with Curl another time and then give the plugin a try.
Adsense Logger – a wordpress plugin
Just found at cool script at http://www.adsenselogger.com. This script counts your adsense impressions and clicks! It also shows you which colors are the good ones. It also collects data from adsense to report the earnings.
So all I did is to create a…
I haven’t been able to access your site with Firefox this weekend, but I am able to get IE6 to work. Firefox says I am trying to open an application:
application/x-httpd-php
Perhaps it is related to your PHP woes over the weekend.
Bob
You need to clear the Firefox cache. I had to do the same thing. Go to TOOLS, OPTIONS, PRIVACY, and CLEAR CACHE. Restart Firefox.
That worked. Thanks!
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