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How to configure FastCGI activity timeout for php-cgi.exe, Windows7, x64

"HTTP Error 500.0. The FastCGI process exceeded configured activity timeout."

For the life of me, I can't figure out how to increase the activity timeout beyond the default timeout limit. I can't open the IIS server console, and changes I make to the php.ini file don't seem to change the IIS FastCGI timeout.

I'm running Windows 7, 64-bit, IIS 7.5, MySQL, PHP 5.3.1, MySQL Server 5.1. I've attached a screenshot.

(FWIW, I normally use Apache HTTP Server, but I couldn't get it to work with PHP an MySQL on this computer--I think because of Windows 7 security settings that I'm unfamiliar with.)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.
FastCGI-process-exceeded-configu.png

akhafaf

Hi there DatGuyDubG,,,,

Did you access win7 as an Administrator ????
Disable the firewall and check if this works with it . and make sure that you have no third firewall third pary app is installed on it
http://www.techtalkz.com/windows-7/515977-how-configure-windows-firewall-windows-7-a.html

For your Information you can refer to the following for more reading about the Seurity features on Win7 and IE8
http://www.microsoft.com/security/products/windows7.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=44405777-51b4-4376-9cef-f0341b13fcde

And finally,,, this is the only link I post and I hope it helps
http://learn.iis.net/tags/FastCGI/default.aspx

Best Wishes

Springy555

You need to modify the ActivityTimeout value in the FCGIext.ini file.

You should be able to find this file in %windir%\system32\inetsrv directory.

Dont forget to do an IISReset once you've modified that value for the setting to take effect.

DatGuyDubG

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akhafaf:Thanks for the comment and the interesting reading.

Springy555: I think you're definitely on the right path, but can't find any FCGIext.ini file. I've tried searching my entire C:\ drive. I've attached an image of my %windir%\system32\inetsrv directory. I can't find an .ini or any text file I can modify IIS timeout settings for.

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DatGuyDubG

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Okay, thanks to akhafaf's and Springy555's inspiration, I dug further and found that I didn't have the Microsoft Management Console set up, and thus didn't have the Snap-In for the IIS Manager, which would give me GUI access to all the IIS settings. Once I got the IIS Manager Console working, I was able to edit the FastCGI Settings in the console. The steps I took are below:

1) Control Panel --> Programs and Features --> Turn Windows features on or off (to find mgmt console settings)

2) Internet Information Services --> Web Management Tools --> IIS Management Console (checkbox yes to make IIS Mgmt Console available)

3) Run --> mmc (to launch Microsoft Management Console)

4) File --> Add/Remove Snap-in... --> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager --> Add (to add IIS Console to Console Mgr)

5) Launch IIS Manager

6) Double-click FastCGI Settings

7) Select the php-cgi.exe file (single-click), then select "Edit..."

8) Increase "Activity Timeout" under "Process Model".

9) Phew--take a break, because you're finally done (after you restart your web server)!

Thanks so muchSpringy555 and akhafaf, for pointing me in the right direction.

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DatGuyDubG

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Certainly helpful, and would've been 100% perfect if I wasn't such a newbie with Windows 7 + IIS 7.5 (which has config files in different formats).