Error: Option +Includes wasn't set, Includes Filter Removed

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After upgrading I have been having problems with php scripts and file ownership or permissions. I think that my php.ini, httpd.conf (or includes or vhost.conf) files were changed. I am getting the following error in the domains log on a static site.

mod_include: Options +Includes (or IncludesNoExec) wasn't set, INCLUDES filter removed.

Could this be causing all of the above problems. If so what is the best way to fix it. Is there a way to reinstall apache to see if that fixes it?

 

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PHP Ownership changed

As I was looking further I noticed that my php scripts are running as apache/apache instead of domainuser/psacln. The machine is a vps running centos 4.2 I can see where files uploaded prior to the upgrade via drupal and joomla were previously owned by the user and new files are owned by apache. Does this mean that php was running as cgi nd now is not?

 

[bandurao]

Try doing following:

cp /usr/local/psa/suexec/psa-suexec /usr/sbin/suexec
/etc/init.d/httpd restart

This should fix it.

 

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Thanks but it did not work

I copied suexec and restarted. Suexec is running and logging, I tested it with a cgi but php is still running as apache. I have read on the forum that this is normal but it was not the way the stock vps was configured and it is much easier to manage if php runs as the user. Right now I have had to change permissions to keep php sites working.

 

[bandurao]

PHP scripts will run under user only if PHPSuExec is enabled on the server.For this you have to recomplie apache with PHPSuExec support.