PHP CLI error: Could not startup

Question

I just installed the php5-cli package in Ubuntu 11.04. If I run:

/usr/bin/php5 -a    # The -a is for interactive mode

I get the output: Could not startup.. However, if I add the -n option, which makes it ignore the php.ini file, everything works fine. The php.ini file is basically the default one, with some minor changes (memory limit, error reporting level, etc.).

Any ideas?

`I can't post an answer to my own post` Yes you can. – giannis christofakis May 31 '14 at 09:28 — giannis christofakis, May 31 '14 at 09:28
Now I can :) I just posted the solution as an answer. – Vinicius Pinto Sep 26 '14 at 06:47 — Vinicius Pinto, Sep 26 '14 at 06:47

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 15 '11 at 00:02

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It would seem fairly likely that you've made a mess of your php.ini. Comment out one change at a time until it starts working again, then leave that change commented and uncomment one chang at a time. If it stops working again, then leave that one commented and continue. Once you've got only the known troublemakers commented out, you can then work on those problematic configuration items one by one until they both work, and do what you want to do.

answered Aug 15 '11 at 00:02

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Thanks, but the changes are fine (PHP is working with Apache). I tried using a clean php.ini for CLI, but I'm still getting that cryptic error. – Vinicius Pinto Aug 15 '11 at 00:25

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 26 '14 at 06:45

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Well, turns out php-cli wasn't finding the php.ini file (and for some reason didn't told me so :). Specifying it with the -c option did the trick.

answered Sep 26 '14 at 06:45

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PHP CLI error: Could not startup

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