general/5751: Script runs fine at comand line, but yields (8)Exec format error through Apache

[Phil Dibowitz <fo...@yahoo.com>]

>Number:         5751
>Category:       general
>Synopsis:       Script runs fine at comand line, but yields (8)Exec format error through Apache
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    apache
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   apache
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Feb 13 16:50:00 PST 2000
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     foo_bar_00@yahoo.com
>Release:        1.3.9
>Organization:
apache
>Environment:
Redhat Linux 6.0, intel version, 2.2.5-15
Necessary errata updates installed
gcc ver. 2.91.66
>Description:
A test script runs fine from the command line, but run through apache returns a page saying "no input selected"

The error file says "(8)Exec format error" very similar to bug 1621, except my #! line doesn't point to another script, it points to my php binary.

I'm using PHP as a CGI script, i.e. no mod_php module, (despite some beliefs, this can be done, my hosting company does it, I'm trying to mirror this at home). I have the php extension type defined as cgi-script in srm.conf.

I do get a SIGINT, and the backtrace is as follows:
Program received signal SIGINT, Interrupt
 0x4010fcf2 in __libc_accept ()
 #0 0x4010fcf2 in __libc_accpet ()
 #1 0x80701ae in strcpy ()
 #2 0x80705cc in strcpy ()
 #3 0x8070729 in strcpy ()
 #4 0x8070d56 in strcpy ()
 #5 0x80714d3 in strcpy ()
 #6 0x40079cb3 in __libc_start_main (main=0x807119c <strcpy+159240>,
 argc=4, argv=0xbffffd44, init=0x8049ab4, fini=0x80a511c <__udivdi3+460>,
 rtld_fini=0x4000a350<_dl_fini, stack_end=0xbffffd3c)
 at ../sysdeps/generic/libc-start.c:78

>How-To-Repeat:
The script is a simple <?php echo "test"; ?> (with opening and closing html and body tags). The exact same script will execute on my hosting companies server correctly.
>Fix:

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