session_mm_apache0

driving me nuts

[dcrombie]

I'm in the process of configuring a new server (Debian + Apache1.3 + modssl + named virtual hosts + PHP5 + ...).

In httpd.conf I can lay out all my VirtualHost entries and everything is fine.

However, when I move the VirtualHost entries to their own files and use an Include in httpd.conf:

Include /path/to/vhosts/

then restarting Apache causes two new files, "session_mm_apache0.mem" and "session_mm_apache0.sem", to appear in the Included directory.

They are then parsed by the Include which prevents the server from starting:

Syntax error on line 3 of /path/to/vhosts/session_mm_apache0.mem: 
Invalid command?', perhaps mis-spelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

If I move everything back to httpd.conf then it's all ok again.

Anyone?!?

edit: the same files are appearing in various other locations as well