thanks for the prompt response. however, after i downloaded the latest version and compiled and run apache, it still says the same thing;; cannot load /usr/local/apache_1.3.19/libexec/libphp4.so into server /usr/local/apache_1.3.19/libexec/libphp4.so undefined symbol : uncompress if i uncommant LoadModule, apache can start ok. the odd thing is that i have installed two other linux machines with exact the same compiling process and they all work fine please instruct thanks again z -- PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To contact the list administrators, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]