Bug 347890

Summary:	www-misc/zoneminder-1.24.2 requires short_open_tag directive
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Stephen Kirkby <bugs>
Component:	Current packages	Assignee:	Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	web-apps
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	[dilfridge overlay]
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Bug Depends on:	359605
Bug Blocks:

Description Stephen Kirkby 2010-12-06 09:57:45 UTC

The zoneminder application requires that the short_open_tags php.ini directive be set in order to function correctly (which is currently defaulting to Off when you emerge apache). Without it set, you get a 500 server error.

Potential fixes, though there may be more, are:
1) ask the zoneminder developers to not use short open tags
2) add an advisory message to inform users that the php setting short_open_tags needs to be set to On
3) setup the short_open_tags in the zoneminder vhost config using 'php_value'

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Emerge apache php zoneminder
2.Accept all config updates
3.Requesting zoneminder page

Actual Results:  
Get 500 server error, as a "<?" opening tags are used in:

/var/www/zoneminder/htdocs/includes/functions.php

and the default apache config is "short_open_tags = Off"

Expected Results:  
You see a nice zoneminder page :)

Comment 1 Tomáš Chvátal (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2011-04-28 15:55:18 UTC

Removed from main tree.

Comment 2 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester

2011-09-16 19:58:14 UTC

Reopened for tracking and hopefully zoneminder revival

Comment 3 Andreas K. Hüttel archtester

2011-09-18 20:35:21 UTC

Added in the postinstall message.