Php engine failed to start (windows 10)

[cheslin23t]

I was running my first php, but this error happened... `C:\Users\Chesl\Desktop\phpwebsitetest\node_modules\sphp\sphp.js:320
throw new Error('PHP engine failed to start (' + sphp.cgiEngine +')');
^

Error: PHP engine failed to start (php-cgi.exe)
at ChildProcess. (C:\Users\Chesl\Desktop\phpwebsitetest\node_modules\sphp\sphp.js:320:13)
at ChildProcess.emit (events.js:315:20)
at Process.ChildProcess._handle.onexit (internal/child_process.js:275:12)
at onErrorNT (internal/child_process.js:465:16)
at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21)`

any way to fix?

[paragi]

Hi cheslin23t
I'm sorry to say, that I don't usually use windows. I would guess that you have to make sure there is a path to php-cgi.exe.
I have no way to test it at present.
Please get back to me, if the issue persists.

[cheslin23t]

@paragi Thank you for reaching out to me! Do you have discord? If so, I can share my screen and show you the error, and you can tell me what to do on a mac or Linux, I can just google how to do what you say on a windows.

[cheslin23t]

Also do you know anyone that has this working on a windows PC?

[Jesper117]

Same issue here.

[paragi]

@ingo Fischer AKA Apollon77
Do you have a take on this?
I can't check on this, as i don't have, or have any need for a working windows installation.
Alternatively we could claim it as ?nix only?

[Apollon77]

Maybe it would help first to also log the exception and the stack to see whats up there :-)

something like a

console.log(err)
console.log(err.stack)

in https://github.com/paragi/sphp/blob/master/sphp.js#L320 before the throw ...

@Jesper117 @cheslin23t maybe one of you could try that?!

[Jesper117]

Maybe it would help first to also log the exception and the stack to see whats up there :-)

something like a

console.log(err)
console.log(err.stack)

in https://github.com/paragi/sphp/blob/master/sphp.js#L320 before the throw ...

@Jesper117 @cheslin23t maybe one of you could try that?!

Hi, thanks for your response.
I found an alternative way to do what I wanted to do, but thank you anyway for your effort to respond.