Question

I’ve made a Symfony2 installation on my machine.

When I check the requirements in my local url:

localhost/Symfony2/web/config.php

It says:

MAJOR PROBLEMS

Set the “date.timezone” setting in php.ini* (like Europe/Paris).

RECOMMENDATIONS

Set short_open_tag to off in php.ini*.

Set magic_quotes_gpc to off in
php.ini*.

• Changes to the php.ini file must be done in “/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini”.

I’ve made the required changes both in /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini and in /etc/php5/cli/php.ini:

date.timezone = “Europe/Madrid”

short_open_tag = Off

magic_quotes_gpc = Off

Both short_open_tag and magic_quotes_gpc where already set to Off when I checked the php.ini files.

After that I’ve restarted apache2:

sudo service apache2 restart

However I still get the same error messages.

I use Symfony 2.1.2, Ubuntu 12.04 and PHP 5.3.6

UPDATE:

If I run phpinfo() from the browser, it says the Loaded Configuration File it’s located in:

/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

If I run php -i | grep php.ini it says the Loaded Configuration File it’s located in:

/etc/php5/cli/php.ini

These are the two files where I’ve already made the changes.

I’ve made sure that the changes have been saved in the file. I also have used phpinfo() in a php file and executed it in the browser. It says that the values for date.timezone are not set, and magic_quotes_gc and short_open_tag are set to On.

If I execute php app/check.php, the requirements are resolved, so I suppose that /etc/php5/cli/php.ini it’s working correctly and there is only a problem with /etc/php5/apache2/php.ini, which is the one that works with the browser.

Answer 1

The changes you have made should fix your problem if done correctly; double check that. Make sure the changes are actually being saved. Many times when I edit php.ini files in Ubuntu I forget to run the editor with the right permissions(root) and miss the warning that the file could not be saved. Also, verify the changes by calling phpinfo() from a script.

Do you get the the same result when you run the scrip located in app/check.php from the terminal. From project root:

php app/check.php

If still having problem, all I can suggest is clearing the cache; with symfony2 a lot of problems are solved that way.