Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Ian Leonero -
Number of replies: 6

Hi, I am new to moodle and I hope you can help me with my problem.

I am trying to install moodle 1.6 on a Windows XP (just to test but will install later on a production Windows 2003 server) and whenever I click the Next button at the moodle installation page where the moodle and data directories are entered, an error occurs and Apache crashes and restarts.

The following directories are what I defined:

web address: http://localhost/moodle

Moodle Directory: C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\moodle

Data Directory: C:\Program Files\Apache Group\Apache2\htdocs\moodledata

The ff are arlready installed on my PC:

   Apache 2,   PHP 4.4.2,  MySQL 4.1

I know my current apache-php-mysql works because I have installed joomla on it and its working.

Looking at the apache web server error logs, this is the only error message being displayed:

[Mon Jul 10 10:38:49 2006] [notice] Parent: child process exited with status 3221225477 -- Restarting.
[Mon Jul 10 10:38:50 2006] [notice] Apache/2.0.55 (Win32) PHP/4.4.2 configured -- resuming normal operations

I have manually created the Data Directory but the problem still happens.

Hope anyone can help thanks a lot!

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Re: Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Stephen Scherer -
I ran into this problem as well, and it may be something to do with the compression settings in your php.ini file.  See what happens if you uncomment the following line:

extension=php_zip.dll
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Re: Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Ken Wilson -

Hi Ian

Error 3221225477 is likely to be as a result of PHP variable stack getting corrupted. In addition to Stephen's suggestion about compression, check these:

1. If you are using Zend Optimizer, try commenting out the lines in php.ini.
2. Make sure that php.ini is in c:\php folder (set the environment path so that c:\php is at the start of the path and add the relevant registry path - see the PHP install FAQ)
3. Check for other compression settings in php.ini, e.g. output_handler, zlib.output_compression, and disable them.

Remember that after changing the path you need to reboot your PC and after changing php.ini you should restart apache.

HTH

Ken

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Re: Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Jim McNeill -

I've run into this problem too. I was trying to install v6 on a W2K server, which just gives a blank page after the locations page, so I tried on WXP instead, which crashes as above. Enabling zip and switching off other compression has no effect - Apache still crashes.

I also tried to to download the previous 5.4 version to see it that works, but the download pages don't seem to work for 5.4.

Not a lot of luck so far. Does anyone know of a working release for WXP/Apache2?

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Re: Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Jim McNeill -

On a test system, downgraded PHP from 4.4.2 to 4.4.1 and the problem was resolved. Have to figure out what to do on my live server.

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Re: Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Panagiotis Iliopoulos -
Yeah I have run into the same problem and still no luck in fixing it. I am only able to install moodle by copy/pasting he directory of moodle, renaming it and then do all the upgrades.

It also occurs when I am in the trying to download a new lang pack directly from my moodle install and not only when I am trying to install it.

Ever since I have installed PHP 4.4.2 I am not able to make a clean new installation.

I see that downgrading a version works. What if I upgrade a version? Maybe moving on to 4.4.4?

Will that fix it? I might try it and I'll post what happens.

Panos.
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Re: Apache crashes when defining directories during installation

by Panagiotis Iliopoulos -
Well I upgraded to PHP 4.4.4 and the problem was solved big grin

Maybe it has something to do with the 4.4.2 version, anyway a simple upgrade will solve the problem.
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