Topic: Apache httpd 2.4.38 fails to start after 1903 update

[mdeggers]

Environment:

Windows 10 Professional 64 bit

Prior to updating to the May 1903 update, Apache HTTPD 2.4.38 was running happily as a service. I use it for development work.

The service was installed with httpd.exe -k install run from an Administrator PowerShell prompt.

Since the update, the service doesn't start. I see the following in the event log.

Faulting application name: httpd.exe, version: 2.4.38.0, time stamp: 0x5c41d445
Faulting module name: ADVAPI32.dll, version: 10.0.18362.1, time stamp: 0x96f604e5
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000004bc09
Faulting process id: 0x3b98
Faulting application start time: 0x01d513370d6f1e0a
Faulting application path: D:\Apache24\bin\httpd.exe
Faulting module path: C:\WINDOWS\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
Report Id: 8f77ee94-617c-457b-b76c-26f8bd0d4cb3
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:

From the details pane:

httpd.exe
2.4.38.0
5c41d445
ADVAPI32.dll
10.0.18362.1
96f604e5
c0000005
000000000004bc09
3b98
01d513370d6f1e0a
D:\Apache24\bin\httpd.exe
C:\WINDOWS\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
8f77ee94-617c-457b-b76c-26f8bd0d4cb3

Pretty much every authenticated user has full control over the directory tree.

I get error 1067 when I attempt to start the service manually.

I have also turned off my antivirus (Avast!). This did not change the results.

I have also tried the recently released 2.4.39 built with VS16. Same results (with different names, of course).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[mdeggers]

This may be a PHP issue.

I commented out the PHP and mod_jk configurations in my httpd.conf file, and httpd.exe ran properly from the command line.

I reintroduced mod_jk and while httpd.exe started properly, it would not exit from the command line with Ctrl-C. I had to kill the PowerShell window in order for the server to exit.

I will do the following and post back:

1. See if there is an updated mod_jk to address the Ctrl-C issue.

2. See if there is an updated PHP. I'm currently running:

PHP 7.3.1 (cli) (built: Jan 9 2019 22:20:52) ( ZTS MSVC15 (Visual C++ 2017) x64 )

I see that there is a new version.

[mdeggers]

There is no later version of mod_jk. However, httpd.exe does exit given enough time when Ctrl-C is pressed.

There is a later version of PHP (7.3.5). Including its configuration in httpd.conf prevents httpd.exe from starting.

At this point I should probably be posting in the PHP forums.

[MeSo2]

I had to reinstall Apache to 2.4.39 and PHP to 7.3.8, and that fixed it.

[James Blond]