when php get compiled without mcrypt it workes ok but when i add mcrypt i get when a userhome directory is accessd:
[Thu Dec 23 07:05:54 1999] [crit] [client 195.179.55.199] /home/.htaccess pcfg_openfile: unable to check htaccess file, ensure it is readable 
in the apache error.log
also then when accessing an directory without an index file he reports in the logfile he cant find index.html. and i get shown access denied in the browser where normaly the directory is shown.
tried it with libmcrypt 2.2,2.2.4 and libmcrypt from mcrypt 2.2.5 2.2.6 2.3
My module list is:
configuration:
apache 1.3.9
php3.0.12
throttle
ssl module

Also have tried it with php4 have the same problem
config is:
php:
./configure --with-apache=../apache_1.3.9 --enable-track-vars=yes --with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql/ --with-mcrypt
and:
apache:
./configure "--with-layout=Apache" "--prefix=/usr/local/httpd" "--enable-module=ssl" "--sysconfdir=/etc/httpd" "--logfiledir=/var/log/httpd" "--activate-module=src/modules/throttle/mod_throttle.o" "--enable-shared=max" "--enable-module=all" --activate-module=src/modules/php3/libphp3.a
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