# Displaying a loggable error during PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION and suppressing the loading of the module.

- Thread: https://externals.io/message/51762
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- Started by Richard Quadling on 2011-03-31T10:41:14+00:00
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## #51762 — Richard Quadling — 2011-03-31T10:41:14+00:00

URL: https://externals.io/message/51762#51762

Hi.

I can use return FAILURE during PHP_MINIT_FUNCTION to stop a module
from loading and the appropriate message is displayed ...

PHP Warning:  PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library 'xxxxxx' -
The specified module could not be found.
 in Unknown on line 0

I want to restrict the module to only operate within the CLI SAPI.
Using config.w32, I've limited the module to windows only.

I can test the sapi ...

	if (strcmp(sapi_module.name, "cli") != 0) {
		return FAILURE;
	}

But I'd like to explain why the module cannot be loaded.

I've tried using zend_error() and php_error_docref() but I guess the
system isn't ready yet for these errors.

How do I generate an error (warning level I suppose), that will be
logged in the error log file.

Richard.
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