Local installation of WP 2.7 with EasyPHP not working

use error logging.

I have this exact same problem on 2 computers using the latest EasyPHP running on Vista 32bit and 64bit and WP2.7. The previous version worked fine but for some reason, 2.7 seems to time out for some reason. This happens even when looking at a regular (non-admin) page. I tried upgrading to 2.7 as well as a clean new install with the same results.

Interestingly, the same files when uploaded to my real servers work fine, and am having this problem ONLY on my local computers running EasyPHP.

To ELFIN (last poster), what version of EasyPHP are you running? Also what OS and WP versions? I’ll try to duplicate your setup and hopefully it’ll work.

CORRECTION: After checking the EasyPHP website, I realized that I am running the previous version and not 3.0. I’ll try again with 3.0 and see if that changes anything and report back here.

After more digging, this is what I’ve come up with.

Under Windows XP SP3, WP 2.7 and EasyPHP 3.0, everything works without any errors.

Under Vista SP1 32bit, WP 2.7 and EasyPHP 3.0, it works but you will get the following error at the top of your pages (this is without DEBUG on):
Warning: fopen(http://localhost/beta/wp-cron.php?check=57f2a55d70fa1b11d1b9c14d730c0b0f) [function.fopen]: failed to open stream: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond. in C:\Users\Z\Documents\My Web Sites\wp-includes\http.php on line 783

Under Vista SP1 64bit, WP 2.7 and EasyPHP 3.0, you get the same error but there will be a very long delay (probably 30+ seconds) before you see anything on the screen.

I guess I need to find a way to dual boot XP on my computer.

I’m still using older version, hadn’t realised easyphp 3 was out.

Yes with WP2.7 there was a definite slow down locally, but after the initial timeout everything works fine. If easyphp3 is causing a problem, try using version 2, it might help.

generally I use easyphp 1.8, with occasional tests via easyphp2.

sorry, se me olvidaba…

hacer los cambios en http.php

I have come up with a working solution to this problem. I would appreciate anybody else having the problem posting here if this works for them as well.

You must replace /wp-includes/cron.php with the previous version (WordPress 2.6.3) and the problem will go away. Only replace that one file. No other changes are needed.

I have not figured out why 2.7 works in XP but not Vista. I’m guessing that there’s a setting in Vista that needs to be changed (e.g. Firewall, UAC, virus protection) to make this work but have not been able to solve it that way.

I noticed the version in WordPress 2.7 does not contain the following code that is in 2.6.3:

if ($parts['scheme'] == 'https') {
		// support for SSL was added in 4.3.0
		if (version_compare(phpversion(), '4.3.0', '>=') && function_exists('openssl_open')) {
			$port = isset($parts['port']) ? $parts['port'] : 443;
			$argyle = @fsockopen('ssl://' . $parts['host'], $port, $errno, $errstr, 0.01);
		} else {
			return false;
		}
	} else {
		$port = isset($parts['port']) ? $parts['port'] : 80;
		$argyle = @ fsockopen( $parts['host'], $port, $errno, $errstr, 0.01 );
	}

I don’t know if this has anything to do with it, but that’s just one difference.

Steveste:

Looks like you need to turn off your ratings plugin but not sure why you’d get an error there. Maybe this plugin is not compatible to 2.7. I’d suggest you turn off ALL your plugins before you upgrade to 2.7 (probably too late).

I’m glad the other fix worked for you. I was scratching my head for weeks on that one.