Topic: Apache as a service randomly works serving PHP [SOLVED]

[TPXP]

Hi everyone,

I've just installed Apache HTTPD 2.4.1 for Win32 on my computer which runs under Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit edition.

I've added the PHP extension, and virtualhosts so that I can host multiple websites on my computer without having a lot of directories and the trouble related .

However, something very strange happens : When I launch Apache with the Command Prompt (as Administrator of course), everything runs right, but when I run Apache as a Service, it answers correctly on port 80 but it doesn't do so on port 81 and 82 when I ask ONLY a PHP file wich works correctly on port 80 and with the command prompt!!

Here's my httpd.conf :

[glsmith]

Well, I find it odd things work from command line and not service. I would think they would fail on both looking at that config.

There's Name based and IP based Virtual Hosts, not Port based.

[TPXP]

Yes, exactly, that's why it's very strange...

As you see, I wrote in my config file

[Steffen]

The subject of your post is: Apache as a service with PHP randomly works..
It works with html ?

When I understand you wright:

All is fine when you run Apache from the command line ?
http://xxx.com:80/ ok, serves c:/www
http://xxx.com:81/ ok, serves c:/www2/web
http://xxx.com:82/ ok, serves c:/www1

And when you run as service:
http://xxx.com:80/ ok, serves c:/www
http://xxx.com:81/ not_ok, what error do you get ?
http://xxx.com:82/ not_ok, what error do you get ?

What I miss is a default host as first vhost. Using a default vhost with a wildcard port effectively prevents any request going to the main server.

<VirtualHost _default_:*>
DocumentRoot c:/www/default (put there an index.html)
</VirtualHost>


You can remove: allow from all, Require all granted is enough.

Why you have at the 82 vhost again: AddHandler application/x-httpd-php .php ?

Give every vhost a ServerName.


Steffen

[TPXP]

Hi Steffen,

Here's my new httpd.conf

[Steffen]

You did not answers my questions and added not all the suggestions.

Please do not post you http.conf, see forum rules. I shall shorten it.

Steffen

[TPXP]

So, I tried to add the following to my httpd.conf :

[tdonovan]

The problem could be the user-name that Apache is running as, and the file permissions.

When you run from the command line, Apache is running as your user-name, which probably is 'Administrator', or else an account which is a member of the 'Administrators' group.

When you run as a service, the service runs as user: 'Local System' by default.

It could be that Apache running as a service cannot read or execute one of the PHP shareable libraries, or maybe it cannot read the contents of C:\www2\web or C:\www1.
You could check the access permissions for files in these directories.

Another test you could try is to change the service to use your own user-name instead of 'Local System'.
To do this - find the Apache service in [Control Panel] [Administrative Tools] [Services], right-click on it, and choose [Properties], then the [Log On] tab.

It would also be interesting to check your logs\access.log file to see if any entry is made for the failed requests.

-tom-

[TPXP]

Hi tdonovan,

I checked the permissions, they are the same for each directory, so I tried changing the service's parameters, and IT WORKS!.

In fact, I changed the parameters so that the service runs as my username, and it works .

Thank you very much for your help!