Topic: Apache hangs on shutdown when mysql is loaded.

[enacranizm]

Please help me save my hair.

I've been unable to find this addressed anywhere, but after setting up
Apache, PHP and Mysql, I was able to get everything up and running just
fine.

Running on NT4 sp6, incidentally.

I ran a test page with:
phpinfo(),
$mysqli = new mysqli("localhost", "root", "", "mysql");

if (mysqli_connect_errno()) {
printf("Connect failed: %s\n", mysqli_connect_error());
exit();
}

printf("Host information: %s\n", $mysqli->host_info);

$mysqli->close();

All looked fine, phpinfo displayed pretty tables in it's output,
mysqli->host_info() gave me: "Host information: localhost via TCP/IP."

The problem is when I try to shut down Apache. Dr. Watson pops up two
windows, generates no core, the Apache child shuts down, but the parent just hangs.

Nothing in the Apache error log. It shows normal shutdown.

When I try to kill it from task manager, I get an "Access denied" error.

I startup Cygwin and run ps -elfW | grep http, it shows up. I try to
kill -9 <pid>, it returns an error "pid not found".

Interestingly, in the windows services dialogue, if I select the line with
Apache, both the start and stop buttons are disabled!

I have it set to manual startup, so it's not that.

I can't stop it, can't restart. All I can do is reboot windows.

This problem doesn't occur when I comment out the extension=php_mysqli.dll in php.ini.

It happens just the same with Apache 1.3 and 2.2.3, and regardless of
whether I'm using php_mysqli or just php_mysql.

Am I missing something? What else can I look at?

Thx,
Dave

[James Blond]

Which version of PHP do you run?

[enacranizm]

5.2.0.0

I neglected to mention that I also checked windows event viewer.
Also nada.

It's the most confounding thing.

Somebody please help!