"new COM(...)" systematic failure

KrzysFR

Sorry if this has already been answered, but i did a quick search and found nothing about it...

I installed a new Win2K Server SP3 today at work to replace an old one, and downloaded the latest versions of apache 1.3.27 and php 4.3.1 for win32.

I upload the previous PHP files to the new server, but nothing worked. After some debugging, i can't seem to make this code work:

test.php:
<?php

$obj = new COM("MSXML2.DOMDocument");

The page does not execute. It seems that php freezes and nothing happens.

When i connect directly with telnet (apache is on port 8080):

c:> telnet server 8080
GET /test.php

nothing happens for ~30s, and then the connection is closed by apache. (a "GET /" shows the main page instantly, as well as "GET /page_with_no_com.php")

I tried with hundreds of other PROGIDs and samples from php.net, but nothing worked. I tried the same progids in an ASP page on the same serveur, and it worked well.

Nothing shows up in the error logs (syslog or file)...

I have Apache 1.3.26 and PHP 4.2.3 on another Windows XP host, and it works. I use the same php.ini config for the XP and the Win2K server....

I checked all non-COM functions (php pages, mysql queries, xslt,..) and every is working fine, except COM...

Any ideas ?

KrzysFR

mmm, i installed another windows XP host with same versions of Apache and PHP, and i get the same error, except now i have a Dr Watson screen for apache.exe, and logs in the event log:

Sorry the msg is in french, but translation follow:

Application défaillante Apache.exe, version 0.0.0.0, module défaillant php4ts.dll,
version 4.3.1.1, adresse de défaillance 0x00030727.

translation:

Applicatoin Failure Apache.exe 0.0.0.0 in php4ts.dll 4.3.1.1 at offset 00030727

I allowed the apache service to interact with the desktop, even tried to make it login as Administrator..

Anyone have an idea ? i'm completely stuck ... 🙁

KrzysFR

... ok now i don't understand:

i tried to run the script directly with php.exe:

c:\php>php.exe "c:\program files\apache group\apache\htdocs\test.php"

with test.php:

<?php
    echo ("<li>hello world!");
    $obj = new COM("MSXML2.DomDocument");
    echo ("<li>$obj");
    echo ("<li>bye bye world!");
?>

And i got the dr watson, BUT after the execution of the script!

Content-type: text/html
X-Powered-By: PHP/4.3.1

<li>hello world!<li>Object<li>bye bye world!

seems the COM object is created, but php crash when releasing it ?

I added the following line at the end of the script:

    $obj = null;

And now the script works!

????

Seems like PHP fails to destroy the allocated objects if you don't do it yourself before the end of the script ????

Anyway, now i can continue to work on my stuff...