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Bypassing the revision detecting allows operation, but the seg faults continue. I ended up updating my Centos 7 with PHP 5.4.41 from the webtatic repository. See https://webtatic.com/packages/php54/ The upgrade went very well, and the seg faults are no longer a problem. I stuck with the latest 5.4 to minimize to potential impact of moving to later packages. Since 5.4 is nearing EOL status (End of Life), it is probably a good idea to consider updating to 5.6. I haven't done this yet, but probably will later this year.

Probably not much help, but I bypassed the revision checking in the adserver code, and it works fine for me. I did not patch my PHP or anything else. Since I can't get the error to occur, I can't see what's going on. A seg fault problem with the PHP could probably be worked around in the adserver code. Limiting the operation to specific revisions is a problem if you like to keep your distro basically intact. Good luck!

Thanks Matteo. I really don't want to apply the patches until I can observe the error situation. Does anyone know how I can reliably cause the fault that made the developers of Revive Adserver say that the software is incompatible with 5.4.16. This would be most helpful for other users that will be moving to Centos 7 as the latest release.

I have kludged the adserver software to get around the error message based on the PHP revision. Before implementing the patch, I would really like to observe the failure mode. Otherwise, I won't be able to see if the patch actually works. Could you provide me with the scenario that causes the fault? Who knows, perhaps the fix WAS backported, and everything is fine. That is the best solution, but would require for you to refine your PHP environment testing response. Mark

Thanks for the quick response. I looked at the bug report, and there appears to be a patch available. This, for us anyway, is a better solution that to upgrade to a release of PHP that is not natively supported in the distro. I see in the PHP git that there is a patch for this issue. I will implement the patch, and test, and let you know what happens. This may be a better solution for users that are wary of swapping the PHP revision from Centos 7. Mark

I have been using Revive Adserver with very good results. I recently updated my servers to Centos 7 (based on Redhat 7). The distro is released with PHP revision 5.4.16! This revision of PHP is not supported by Revive Adserver. We operate a very conservative IT strategy, based on standardized releases. It is unlikely that we can/will upgrade the PHP for the Centos 7 release. This means that we cannot use Revive Adserver anymore! Please note that Centos 7 is a hugely popular distribution, that is soon to be installed as the defaults for many many new servers. I am not sure what the actual issue is, but I know that providing compatibility with the PHP 5.4.16 is important to many future users of Revive Adserver. I would be happy to spend some time in trying to resolve this incompatibility if I could be provided with a starting point - what is the problem with this release of PHP? Please help me fix, or please fix this incompatibility with the Centos 7 chosen release of PHP. Thanks, Mark