[SOLVED] php takes almost 3 seconds to start from command line

gginnj · 05-16-2018, 10:36 AM

If I just type 'php -v' it takes about 2.5 seconds to display the version number
same for if I execute a php script.

Is this normal? when I run php from WAMP it executes immediately.

I'm running fedora 19 - with php 5.5.4 (yes, I know, the OS is not current....)

This seems to be only with the command line, running a web page script does not have the delay.

Thanks
GG

keefaz · 05-16-2018, 03:16 PM

try ' strace php -v ', maybe you'll find some hints from output

michaelk · 05-16-2018, 03:23 PM

I wonder if it is a CLI php.ini problem. What happens when you run the command

/usr/bin/php -n -v

gginnj · 05-16-2018, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

I wonder if it is a CLI php.ini problem. What happens when you run the command

/usr/bin/php -n -v

That worked fine...

What in the config file that could cause that?

I also tried another server (even older OS....) and it was fine.

Thanks
GG

gginnj · 05-16-2018, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keefaz

try ' strace php -v ', maybe you'll find some hints from output

didn't have strace - I installed it - however it just flings a bunch of stuff on the screen that's not STDOUT so I'm not sure if it's output or errors within that utility.

GG

keefaz · 05-16-2018, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gginnj

didn't have strace - I installed it - however it just flings a bunch of stuff on the screen that's not STDOUT so I'm not sure if it's output or errors within that utility.

GG

I hoped it would have give hints at the moment when it hangs, but it seems michaelk helped better to narrow the origin of problem

michaelk · 05-16-2018, 04:05 PM

There are two php.ini files, one for the web server and one for the command line interpreter. Is this something that recently happened or is this the first time you have tried running a php script from the command line?

Does it exist i.e /etc/php5/cli/php.ini?

You can view the CLI configuration via the following command which might help point you in the correct direction.

php -i

gginnj · 05-16-2018, 04:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by michaelk

There are two php.ini files, one for the web server and one for the command line interpreter. Is this something that recently happened or is this the first time you have tried running a php script from the command line?

Does it exist i.e /etc/php5/cli/php.ini?

You can view the CLI configuration via the following command which might help point you in the correct direction.

php -i

no, it's been happening all along - I never really thought it was an issue, until I loaded WAMP and noticed it didn't have the delay.
My .ini in at /etc/php.ini

Nothing gets flagged in the error files or the system logs

I may start commenting out things I don't use....only keeping mysql - no mssql, sybase, postgres, etc.
I compared the two .ini files between the other server, and nothing was really different

If not, I'll have to start with a fresh .ini and add things in until it slows up.....

keefaz · 05-16-2018, 05:14 PM

You can try removing settings with method, eg:

backup, copy php.ini file to another place
remove half of the php.ini file, test php cli...

If it hangs, setting problem is in this half of file content, else it's in the other half in that later case replace php.ini content with the removed settings using backup copy

repeat removing half of settings until you narrow it down

gginnj · 05-17-2018, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by keefaz

You can try removing settings with method, eg:

backup, copy php.ini file to another place
remove half of the php.ini file, test php cli...

If it hangs, setting problem is in this half of file content, else it's in the other half in that later case replace php.ini content with the removed settings using backup copy

repeat removing half of settings until you narrow it down

This was very effective - narrowed it down in under 5 minutes!

It's seems to:

[browscap]
browscap = /etc/browscap.ini

I have one program (a web program) that uses get_browser, which also always seems to have this delay which I could never figure out....hmmmm
May have to rethink if I need this functionality.

Will start a new topic on this one......

Thanks