Windows apache_(un)installservice.bat fails in 1.8.0 beta 5

[mkalen]

XAMPP 1.8.0 beta 5 on Windows Server 2003.

Running apache\apache_installservice.bat produces the following error:

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The service name is invalid.

More help is available by typing NET HELPMSG 2185.

Running apache\apache_uninstallservice.bat produces the following error:

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The specified service does not exist as an installed service.

The reason is that the BAT-files still contains references to the old Apache 2.2 version. This should be fixed by changing "Apache2.2" to "Apache2.4" in apache_installservice.bat on lines 11, 13 and 14 and in apache_uninstallservice.bat on lines 12, 13 and 14.

A better solution might be to use an environment variable for the service name, like so:

• apache_installservice.bat
  

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  @echo off

if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto WinNT

:Win9X
echo Don't be stupid! Win9x don't know Services
echo Please use apache_start.bat instead
goto exit

:WinNT
setlocal
set SERVICE=Apache2.4
echo Installing %SERVICE% as an Service
bin\httpd -k install
echo Now we Start %SERVICE% :)
net start %SERVICE%
endlocal

:exit
pause


• apache_uninstallservice.bat
  

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  @echo off

if "%OS%" == "Windows_NT" goto WinNT

:Win9X
echo Don't be stupid! Win9x don't know Services
echo Please use apache_stop.bat instead
goto exit

:WinNT
setlocal
set SERVICE=Apache2.4
echo Are you sure you wan't this?
echo now stopping %SERVICE% when it runs
net stop %SERVICE%
echo Time to say good bye to %SERVICE% :(
bin\httpd -k uninstall
endlocal

:exit
pause


[Altrea]

Hi mkalen,

Thanks for finding that out.
Would you be so kind to report that with the feedback form at the XAMPP BETA page too?
That is the easiest way to tell the developers about such issues.

best wishes,
Altrea

[mkalen]

Would you be so kind to report that with the feedback form at the XAMPP BETA page too?

Thanks for the pointer, now reported at the beta page.