Also, it would be helpful to know the expected syntax to use in
<IfFile> once the patch is applied.
For instance, does the patch expect
<IfFile "/z/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
and the purpose of the patch is to execute the code within the
<IfFile> tags?
Or does the patch expect
<IfFile "Z:/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
and the patch will allow the code within the <IfFile> tags to
execute as it would on a Linux machine?
I opened the patch file in Notepad++ but don't understand the contents.
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*From:* Heather Lotz <kno...@hotmail.com> <mailto:kno...@hotmail.com>
*Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2019 6:44 AM
*To:* Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jail...@wanadoo.fr>
<mailto:christophe.jail...@wanadoo.fr>
*Subject:* Re: conditionally create a Virtual Host?
Hello Christophe - Thank-you for the reply. Can you please provide
some instructions about how to apply the patch?
Heather
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*From:* Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jail...@wanadoo.fr>
<mailto:christophe.jail...@wanadoo.fr>
*Sent:* Friday, August 23, 2019 12:50 AM
*To:* users@httpd.apache.org <mailto:users@httpd.apache.org>
<users@httpd.apache.org> <mailto:users@httpd.apache.org>; Heather
Lotz <kno...@hotmail.com> <mailto:kno...@hotmail.com>
*Subject:* Re: conditionally create a Virtual Host?
Le 23/08/2019 à 05:04, Heather Lotz a écrit :
After some more testing, it seems that this syntax -
<IfFile "Z:/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
is the root cause of Apache not starting when the external storage
device, mapped to Z:, is detached from the Windows 10 PC.
I tested these variants individually, which are more *nix like -
<IfFile "Z/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
<IfFile "/Z/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
<IfFile "/z/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
and the behavior is Apache starts whether or not Z: is attached to
the PC, so that is a step in the right direction. However, the
code within the <IfFile> tags never executes because when
localhost:8080/miscellaneous/ is entered in a browser it always
returns a 404 error.
Another test was this -
<IfFile "/c/Users/heather.lotz/Documents/_user_files/test.txt">
which points to an existing file which is not stored on Z:. The
behavior here was the same as that of the 3 *nix like tests.
Apache starts whether or not Z: is attached to the PC but code
within the <IfFile> tags is not executed because
localhost:8080/miscellaneous/ returns a 404 error.
Does this constitute a bug of <IfFile> when used on a Windows OS?
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*From:* Heather Lotz <kno...@hotmail.com> <mailto:kno...@hotmail.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 21, 2019 9:36 PM
*To:* users@httpd.apache.org <mailto:users@httpd.apache.org>
<users@httpd.apache.org> <mailto:users@httpd.apache.org>
*Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] conditionally create a Virtual Host?
A new file was created on Z: for the sole purpose of having a
designated file for Apache to seek.
The file is called Z:\files\development\ApacheSmokeSignal.txt.
Here is what httpd-vhosts.conf looks like now:
<IfFile "Z:/files/development/ApacheSmokeSignal.txt">
<VirtualHost *:8080>
DocumentRoot "Z:/files/xampp/htdocs"
<Directory "Z:/files/xampp/htdocs">
Options Indexes
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>
</IfFile>
With this update in place, Apache starts fine when Z: is attached
to the PC. However, when Z: is not attached to the PC Apache does
not start and these lines appear in the XAMPP Control Panel console:
9:30:24 PM [Apache] Attempting to start Apache app...
9:30:24 PM [Apache] Status change detected: running
9:30:26 PM [Apache] Status change detected: stopped
9:30:26 PM [Apache] Error: Apache shutdown unexpectedly.
9:30:26 PM [Apache] This may be due to a blocked port, missing
dependencies,
9:30:26 PM [Apache] improper privileges, a crash, or a shutdown
by another method.
9:30:26 PM [Apache] Press the Logs button to view error logs and
check
9:30:26 PM [Apache] the Windows Event Viewer for more clues
9:30:26 PM [Apache] If you need more help, copy and post this
9:30:26 PM [Apache] entire log window on the forums
There are no entries in error.log with a Wed Aug 21 21:30 or later
timestamp.
Is the syntax incorrect? Note that Apache is installed in this
location on the PC in question: C:\xampp\apache.
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*From:* Eric Covener <cove...@gmail.com> <mailto:cove...@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 21, 2019 7:27 PM
*To:* users@httpd.apache.org <mailto:users@httpd.apache.org>
<users@httpd.apache.org> <mailto:users@httpd.apache.org>
*Subject:* Re: [users@httpd] conditionally create a Virtual Host?
On Wed, Aug 21, 2019 at 8:21 PM Heather Lotz <kno...@hotmail.com>
<mailto:kno...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> In my development environment on a Windows 10 PC I have added
the following to Apache's configuration files -
>
> To httpd.conf:
> Listen 8080
>
> To httpd-vhosts.conf:
> <VirtualHost *:8080>
> DocumentRoot "Z:/files/xampp/htdocs"
> <Directory "Z:/files/xampp/htdocs">
> Options Indexes
> Require all granted
> </Directory>
> </VirtualHost>
>
> Note that Z: is mapped to an external storage device.
>
> With this setup, Apache successfully accesses C: on port 80 and
Z: on port 8080. However, if the external storage device is not
attached to the computer, Apache will not start. Is there a way
to check if Z: is present, and only create the virtual host if
that device is plugged in so that Apache always starts? If so,
how can this be achieved?
Try <IfFile> https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/mod/core.html#iffile
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Eric Covener
cove...@gmail.com <mailto:cove...@gmail.com>
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Hi,
would you have the opportunity to test the attached patch?
The 0 passed to apr_stat looks spurious to me. (but should work)
(Pure speculation)
Also, based on Microsoft doc, could you also try:
<IfFile "\\.\Z:">
...
and
<IfFile "\\.\Z:\">
...
CJ
