error: Unable to load dynamic library './magickwand.so'

[parsifal300]

Commencing on Jan 16th, 2011 the following error started appearing in the log:

[16-Jan-2011 13:17:04] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library './magickwand.so' - ./magickwand.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0

I have no idea what magickwand.so is nor do any of the pages including php.ini refer to it. What changed and how do I fix this error?

[felgall]

Was that in the main log or in a log that specifically references your site.

The main log contains all the entries that can't be matched to a specific site and so entries there can belong to any domain on the server and may have nothing to do with your site - particularly if it references something you know nothing about.

[nitrocrzy]

I've seen thousands of these messages which points to my site. I figured it's some vulnerability check someone is doing as it's always returned that error that No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0

[xaust]

Same problem here. These messages started showing up in our php_errors.log file associated with our site about a week ago.
I believe that the source of this problem is this file on my server box:

/etc/php.d/magickwand.ini

It is owned by root and nothing I had anything to do with. It is associated with ImageMagick. The admins probably updated that package on my box and something got misplaced or something. I wish it would get fixed because it is flooding our error log. I am on box335.

[felgall]

The admins probably updated that package on my box and something got misplaced or something. I wish it would get fixed because it is flooding our error log.

Perhaps they haven't noticed yet. You could try telling support.

[xaust]

Ticket filed. I will keep you posted. Thanks!

[Adam]

Either use the PHP Config link to install a new php.ini file or you can edit your current one and change the 'extension_dir' directive to look like this:

extension_dir = /usr/lib64/php/modules

[xaust]

What Adam said.

I got this response to my ticket and it fixed the problem for me:

These errors are caused by a different configuration of PHP 5.2.16. When we upgraded, many things changed in the php.ini file configuration, including the automatic compilation of magickwand into PHP. This means it doesn't have to be called for and loaded in the php.ini file any longer. You will need to install a new php.ini file. Then, any changes you had previously made to the php.ini file, you will need to modify again. You can create a php.ini file in the cPanel using the PHP Config tool. Make sure you are using PHP5 (Single php.ini). Save the Changes. Mark the checkbox for Ioncube. Click on "INSTALL PHP.INI MASTER FILE". This creates a file in public_html named php.ini.default. You will need to rename that file to php.ini . This file can be renamed using the File Manager inside cPanel.

[inspade]

thanks xaust, that worked for me too.