Why not just change the comment? I kept getting mail with a similar error (different file), so I did
sudo vim /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/ps.ini and changed the # comment to /** comment **/ and all seems good. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Server Team, which is subscribed to php5 in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/573436 Title: PHP Deprecated: Comments starting with '#' are deprecated in /etc/php5/cli/conf.d/ldap.ini on line 1 in Unknown on line 0 -- Ubuntu-server-bugs mailing list Ubuntu-server-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server-bugs