Hangs after session_start() in `includes/session.php` in PHP 5.3.1

[apmuthu]

Cannot login using PHP 5.3.1 in WinXPSP3.
Hangs at https://github.com/timschofield/webERP-svn/blob/master/includes/session.php#L39

[apmuthu]

admin user password weberp hash in www_users table set to:

$2n/2fEu2eudU

This is for PHP < 5.4

[TurboPT]

As you mentioned Windows XP SP3, what browser (and version) is in use on that system?

[apmuthu]

Tested on FireFox v22, 24.2, v52.2 ESR.

Also during installation, after inculcating the Fix for #16, only the weberpdemo company gets installed and the weberp company's 155 db tables do not get created (XAMPP v1.7.3).

What other data / code elements will change if a company is migrated from one installation to another - other than the config.php entry and some records in the config table?

Please note that the entries in the config table for the weberpdemo company refer to companies/test/... instead of companies/weberpdemo/.... that need to be corrected in the demo.sql file and possibly in the code as well.

[TurboPT]

Do the tables fail to install because of timeout, or some other issue with XAMPP?

For the original session_start(), are you sure it is that function, and not the line before that point?
(the httponly setting? ... try commenting that line out to see if it helps)

Which PHP and MySQL versions are in use with what you have?

[apmuthu]

If timeout be an issue, some sort of progress bar would expose it.

The fact is that no tables are created at all during the time the browser is waiting for data from the server, when monitored from a separate MySQL client.

By placing echo and an exit statements first before and then after the session_start() statement, the former displayed whilst the latter hung.

The XAMPP 1.7.3 sports PHP v5.3.1 and MySQL v5.1.41.

[TurboPT]

What is your session.save_handler value in php.ini with XAMPP?

Also, what is the path to xampp? Is at C:\xampp, or is it in C:\Program Files ?
I have XAMPP on windows 10, located at C:\xampp to avoid UAC issues at the other directory.
(of course I have newer versions of things...)

[apmuthu]

session.save_handler = files

If this is an issue, the script can temporarily set it to desired value using ini_set(.... and proceed.

[TurboPT]

That is the right setting. I'm trying to think of other things, and I'm running short on ideas.

What is your path to XAMPP?

[apmuthu]

There is no UAC in WinXP. Tried c:\XAMPP, d:\xampp, d:\servers\xampp - all same result.

[TurboPT]

True, I forgot about XP and (the lack of) UAC.

Are there any potential clues in the Apache log, or possibly the Windows XP admin event logs somewhere?

[apmuthu]

No clues anywhere in apache / application error logs.

It is necessary to run WebERP in such base level versions to provide confidence to those whose cloud instances fail and need a local instance where Windows of every hue is still popular and cannot be wished away any time soon.

What is the manual install sequence other than to

1. create a database with same name as the company,
2. copy of the weberpdemo folder,
3. manual run of the default.sql on the company's database,
4. replacing the hashed password in the user table to degrade to what is available in the PHP version used and
5. make an entry in the config file for the login dropdown box?

[TurboPT]

Those install steps appear to be correct, though I must admit that it's been awhile since I've done a 'clean' install...

I understand the "older windows" factor. Unfortunately, the causes/reasons for the session_start() hang are MANY -- and we just have to try and figure out the deal for your situation.

In your php.ini, can you try setting:

error_reporting=-1
display_errors=On
display_startup_errors=On
log_errors=On

Then save and restart Apache.

If those settings are still not helpful to discover any issue, can you attach a copy of the php.ini file from that XAMPP version so that I can see all the settings that are present?

[apmuthu]

My existing settings are:

error_reporting = E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~E_DEPRECATED
display_errors = On
display_startup_errors = On
log_errors = Off
magic_quotes_gpc = Off
magic_quotes_runtime = Off
register_globals = Off

Even after turning on the log_errors, still no joy in the apache error log.
The gettext extension has been tested being turned on and commented out to no avail.

Tried setting the timeout value in line 490 to 180 seconds up from 120 originally - also to no avail.

Is this sql files data insertion line okay?

INSERT INTO `config` VALUES ('VersionNumber','4.14.1');

It appears that the Issue #16 is duplicated in the upgrade file as well.

A manual import of default.sql takes about 2 min 7 secs to execute and 4 min 28 secs in all to complete in a mysql client.

[apmuthu]

SQL fixes in #28 should fix this issue too. Will test and revert.

[apmuthu]

No joy.

The following have been discerned:
At Line 467 in install/index.php, the $Db is undefined as there is no place in the install form for choosing MysqlExt as mysql or mysqli. The value of the $_POST and other variables there are:

$NewSQLFile = '../sql/mysql/country_sql/default.sql';
$_POST = Array ( 
[CompanyName] => weberp
[CountrySQL] => default.sql
[TimeZone] => Asia/Kolkata
[Email] => admin@example.com
[webERPPassword] => mypwd
[PasswordConfirm] => mypwd
[HostName] => localhost
[UserName] => root
[DatabaseName] => weberp
[Password] =>
[MysqlExt] =>
[UserLanguage] => en_GB.utf8
[MAX_FILE_SIZE] => 10240
[Install] =>
[Database] => weberp
) ;

As a consequence, the next two statements fail - PopulateSQLData() and DBUpdate().