With 4.18.1-20240224 I get a DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist

[elnath78]

Bug description

Fatal error: Uncaught Facebook\WebDriver\Exception\SessionNotCreatedException: Could not start a new session. Could not start a new session. Error while creating session with the driver service. Stopping driver service: Could not start a new session. Response code 500. Message: session not created: DevToolsActivePort file doesn't exist Host info: host: 'd1a93cda54a8', ip: '172.18.0.5' Build info: version: '4.18.1', revision: 'b1d3319b48' System info: os.name: 'Linux', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.5.0-25-generic', java.version: '11.0.21' Driver info: driver.version: unknown Build info: version: '4.18.1', revision: 'b1d3319b48' System info: os.name: 'Linux', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.5.0-25-generic', java.version: '11.0.21' Driver info: driver.version: unknown Build info: version: '4.18.1', revision: 'b1d3319b48' System info: os.name: 'Linux', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.5.0-25-generic', java.version: '11.0.21' Driver info: driver.version: unknown in C:\xampp\htdocs\redacted\vendor\php-webdriver\webdriver\lib\Exception\WebDriverException.php on line 130

How could the issue be reproduced

//Set Up Chrome Options
$chromeOptions = new ChromeOptions();
$chromeOptions->setExperimentalOption('w3c', false);
$chromeOptions->addArguments($args);
//Set Capabilities
$seleniumCapabilities = DesiredCapabilities::chrome();
$seleniumCapabilities->setCapability('acceptSslCerts', false);
//Create Selenium Connection
$driver = RemoteWebDriver::create($seleniumHost, $seleniumCapabilities);
//Go To URL
$url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selenium_(software)";
$driver->navigate()->to($url);
//Exit, do nothing just pray connection works
$driver->quit();

Expected behavior

I'd be happy if I can set a connection, would be a great upgrade.

Php-webdriver version

1.15.1

PHP version

8.2.0

How do you start the browser driver or Selenium server

selenium in docker

Selenium server / Selenium Docker image version

4.18.1-20240224

Browser driver (chromedriver/geckodriver...) version

where should I run this?

Browser name and version

where should I run this?

Operating system

Ubuntu

Additional context

# To execute this docker-compose yml file use `docker-compose -f docker-compose-v3.yml up`
# Add the `-d` flag at the end for detached execution
# To stop the execution, hit Ctrl+C, and then `docker-compose -f docker-compose-v3.yml down`
version: "3"
services:
  chrome:
    image: selenium/node-chrome:4.18.1-20240224
    shm_size: 2gb
    depends_on:
      - selenium-hub
    environment:
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443

  edge:
    image: selenium/node-edge:4.18.1-20240224
    shm_size: 2gb
    depends_on:
      - selenium-hub
    environment:
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443

  firefox:
    image: selenium/node-firefox:4.18.1-20240224
    shm_size: 2gb
    depends_on:
      - selenium-hub
    environment:
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_HOST=selenium-hub
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_PUBLISH_PORT=4442
      - SE_EVENT_BUS_SUBSCRIBE_PORT=4443

  selenium-hub:
    image: selenium/hub:4.18.1-20240224
    container_name: selenium-hub
    ports:
      - "4442:4442"
      - "4443:4443"
      - "4444:4444"

[elnath78]

I did a try with https://github.com/php-webdriver/php-webdriver/blob/main/example.php this time I got a Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 120 seconds exceeded in C:\xampp\htdocs\redacted\vendor\php-webdriver\webdriver\lib\Remote\HttpCommandExecutor.php on line 325 with the stack trace pointing at \RemoteWebDriver.php:129

I forgot to mention I have a cd /opt/selenium/ && docker-compose up -d set in my crontab with a @reboot directive to start selenium when I need to reboot, not sure if detached mode could complicate things up.

[elnath78]

edit Adding user: directive in the .yml file didnt help, I have read this would have fixed the bug, but not in my case.

[OndraM]

Hi,

1. Do not disable w3c mode (ie. remove $chromeOptions->setExperimentalOption('w3c', false);) . What is the reason for this? The old mode is deprecated an may not work properly.
2. If it won't help, try disabling sandbox mode in Chrome:

$chromeOptions = new ChromeOptions();
$chromeOptions->addArguments(['--no-sandbox']);
$chromeOptions->addArguments($args);
// ...

And please report if it fixed the issue. Also, this is probably not a bug in php-webdriver, but behavior of Chromedriver...

And there is already multiple discussion threads for this: #898, #964, #1091...

Also a stackoverflow question: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50642308/webdriverexception-unknown-error-devtoolsactiveport-file-doesnt-exist-while-t

(I also see you created docker-selenium issue, so linking it for reference: SeleniumHQ/docker-selenium#2164)

[elnath78]

@OndraM Hi, I have updated in a comment I'm now using https://github.com/php-webdriver/php-webdriver/blob/main/example.php to test it with a working sample, and I'm getting a Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 120 seconds exceeded in C:\xampp\htdocs\redacted\vendor\php-webdriver\webdriver\lib\Remote\HttpCommandExecutor.php on line 325

[OndraM]

Please, try to reproduce the issue in the minimal setup possible.

Could you please:

• Provide the command(s) you use to start docker
• Provide the command you use to start the PHP script
• Provide exactly the full PHP script you run

There seems to be some issue with your setup.

[elnath78]

Provide the command(s) you use to start docker

docker-compose up inside the folder with .yml file

• Provide the command you use to start the PHP script

I open the web browser and navigate to the script page.

Provide exactly the full PHP script you run

https://github.com/php-webdriver/php-webdriver/blob/main/example.php

[OndraM]

• Provide the command you use to start the PHP script

I open the web browser and navigate to the script page.

What does it mean exactly, could you elaborate please? How you run the "example.php" script?

[elnath78]

What does it mean exactly, could you elaborate please? How you run the "example.php" script?

What is not clear in I open my browser and navigate? I type in the address in the browser.

[OndraM]

Well, this is not a way to run such PHP script. You should be running it from command line using php, not through web-server - this could be the cause of the issue.

If the selenium is stared on you machine (and you can open http://localhost:4444 to see selenium dashboard), then you can run the script from the command line like this:

php example.php

[elnath78]

You should be running it from command line

I got it now, I tried that way early, also I uploaded the php on a VPS and tried both way, connecting to it via browser and in SSH but the result didn't differ. The only working option was using selenium/standalone-chrome:4.18.1-20240224 with all node-* it keep failing. im struggling now with standalone, I don't think it has all the controls that will let me pick tags and nevigate the DOM, I'll need to keep testing.

[OndraM]

Ok, good to hear.

But from all this I don't see there an bug in php-webdriver, so closing this issue.

[elnath78]

@OndraM The bug persist, it has not been resolved, just hidden under the rug. If you replicate my setup described above you will be able to replicate also the bug.

[OndraM]

@elnath78 Yup, this is what I did yesterday, and everything worked as expected. The docker-compose.yml is exactly the one you provided, the example.php is exactly the one from this repo.

$ docker-compose up -d
[+] Running 4/4
 ✔ Container selenium-hub         Started                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.0s 
 ✔ Container test-1094-chrome-1   Started                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.0s 
 ✔ Container test-1094-firefox-1  Started                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.0s 
 ✔ Container test-1094-edge-1     Started                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      0.0s 

$ php example.php 
The title is 'PHP - Wikipedia'
The current URL is 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP'
About to click to button with text: 'View history'
The title is 'PHP: Revision history - Wikipedia'
The current URI is 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=PHP&action=history'
Array
(
    [0] => Facebook\WebDriver\Cookie Object
        (
            [cookie:protected] => Array
                (
                    [name] => cookie_set_by_selenium
                    [value] => cookie_value
                    [path] => /
                    [domain] => en.wikipedia.org
                    [secure] => 1
                    [httpOnly] => 
                    [sameSite] => Lax
                )

        )

)

[elnath78]

@OndraM did you use this from an external device? In my setup I was on XAMPP (php) and the docker-selenium was on a Ubuntu VPS with firewall port 4444 open for TCP inbound.

[OndraM]

@elnath78 No, I tried it locally.

You are describing quite unusual setup, which is another lead to believe this is issue with your setup, not this library. And I am unable to help you with that, sorry.