Well, the issue is not this file but a bug in PHP5 for ages.
If you don't enable the include_path in php.ini, php will crash, whatever you do. So, the right fix is to enable include_path in php.ini so the zend-framework.ini can resolve ${include_path} This is even documented in README.debian in the package. Setting it to won't fix ** Changed in: zend-framework (Ubuntu) Status: New => Won't Fix -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1025631 Title: /etc/php5/conf.d/zend-framework.ini does not actually work To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/zend-framework/+bug/1025631/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs