Apache/PHP config problems

After installing PHP4 and making the following changes to
http.conf:

Loadmodule php4_module libexec/libphp4.so
Addmodule mod_php4.c
Addtype application/c-httpd-php .php

I restart apache and get the following error message:

Cannot load /var/lib/apache/libexec/libphp4.so into server: File not found

The file is in the location it is supposed to be and I have tried the fix I found in many places on the net; which is editing the "/etc/ld.so.conf" file to include the directory where libphp4.so resides and then run "ldconfig". However, this does not do anything. When I start apache I get the same error..

Any thoughts on this problem would be greatly appreciated!

>> Addtype application/c-httpd-php .php

There is no such thing as c-httpd-php

>> which is editing the "/etc/ld.so.conf" file to include the directory where libphp4.so resides

No, it's too late and you need to do it prior to running ./configure. See, the problem is when you install software to non-standard location. Anyhow you need to reinstall all over again.

i think you get the same error message if the library depends on other libraries not installed.

do:
ldd /var/lib/apache/libexec/libphp4.so

it will tell you if all necessary libs are there.