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Jens_S
Joined: 16 Apr 2015
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Location: Germany, Bonn
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 Posted: Thu 16 Apr '15 13:13 Post subject: rotatelogs.exe crashes when used as piped logging with httpd |
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Hi ApacheLounge,
first of all: I don't know if this is the correct subforum, I can't find a more matching one.
I've got a problem at a local customer with rotatelogs.exe and the current release of Apache HTTPD 2.4.12.
I've downloaded the 64-bit zip-file (VC11) and installed the VC11 vcredist in both 32- and 64-bit version.
The project is to upgrade apache 2.2 to apache 2.4. I've adjusted the configuration and added rotatelogs for log rotation for error_log and access_log.
The configuration is 100% correct, I can copy the line to cmd.exe and it runs correctly.
Variables are set in global environment, APACHE_HOME is set with "/" instead of "\" to get sure rotatelogs.exe is found.
| Code: | | ErrorLog "|%APACHE_HOME%/bin/rotatelogs.exe %APACHE_BASE%/logs/error.log_%Y%m%d 86400" |
(this is out of memory but should be correct, I don't have access to the configuration right now). I tried this simple config after it didn't work with "-l -L <file> -f -c" flags.
If I start httpd with the installed service, it starts up correctly, but no error_log is created. Also, there is no rotatelogs.exe process in the taskmanager.
I tried arround a bit and the only information I can give is if I start the apache httpd via commandline as Administrator:cmd.exe, there is a windows popup which says "rotatelogs.exe command line pipe seems to have stopped working" (I don't know if this is the exact phrase in english, Screenshot attached is german sadly).
I suggest it has something to do with the environment in which apache httpd forks the rotatelogs.exe process, but I don't know where to look at and fix this issue. Currently the "workaround" is to not use rotatelogs.exe, which is acceptable in the current test environment, but not in production.
Hopefully someone can help me solving this.
Screenshot:
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James Blond
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Joined: 19 Jan 2006
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Location: Germany, Next to Hamburg
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What is in your windows event log -> Application (Ereignisanzeige -> Anwendung) about that?
The screenshot doesn't show all the details.
BEX issue can be that your are not using the correct run time. (Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable)
As far as I know apache can't use the Windows %ENV% variables in the config. Did you try to use the full path? |
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Jens_S
Joined: 16 Apr 2015
Posts: 3
Location: Germany, Bonn
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| Posted: Fri 17 Apr '15 8:42 Post subject: |
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Yeah well, that is a strange thing too as there is nothing in the windows event log.
As I said, I installed the given vcredist files. Is there a way to prove the usage of the correct file?
Can you explain what you mean by saying "%ENV%"?
/Edit: ah, I got it. Apache can in fact here. It's the only situation where this works as apache forks a piped process and then it can use windows envs. But to answer your question, yes I have tryed with (win-)%ENV%, (apache-)${ENV} and full path. |
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