mathopd error messages

Greetings.

I've installed mathopd and the php wrapper located on the website 
without any visible errors.  when i go to run mathopd using the config 
file i hacked up, it doesn't run, nor does it spam any error messages.

i know this question is rather ambigious, but does anyone have any hints 
on installing?  did i miss something?

i'm installing on a debain linux box.  plenty of ram and cpu power.

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mattg
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