Topic on Extension talk:SyntaxHighlight

Hello,

I've just migrated and upgraded our company's MediaWiki to a new server. Windows Server 2012 R2, Apache 2.4.33 64bit + PHP 7.1.19 64bit + Python 3.6 64bit, MediaWiki 1.31.0.

Everything works except the SyntaxHighlight extension. The error message:

Notice:  Failed to invoke Pygments: 'C:\Python36\Scripts\pygmentize.exe" "-l" "css" "-f" "html" "-O" "cssclass' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[Called from SyntaxHighlight::highlight in C:\Apache24\htdocs\wiki\extensions\SyntaxHighlight_GeSHi\includes\SyntaxHighlight.php at line 336] in C:\Apache24\htdocs\wiki\includes\debug\MWDebug.php on line 309

The PATH is set correctly, and from a sample test php file I can call Pygments, and it works:

<?php

$output = shell_exec('C:\Python36\Scripts\pygmentize.exe -l php -f html -O cssclass C:\Apache24\htdocs\test2.php');

echo "$output2";

?>

I have tried several options, like using the exe: $wgPygmentizePath = "C:\\Python36\\Scripts\\pygmentize.exe"; or the bytecode from the cgi directory:

$wgPygmentizePath = "C:\\Apache24\\cgi-bin\\pygmentize.pyc"; but nothing helped. Please advise how to debug further this problem.

I'm having the same problem, there are some system config differences (for instance, I run MediaWiki 1.32 master on XAMPP with PHP 7.2.2), but having the same identical error. Having two versions of Python in two different directories, I tried both of them (2.7 and 3.3), changed wgPygmentizePath to all possible combinations, set full user rights on pygmentize, added everything to PATH, but I'm still getting the same error. And, as Glanthor Reviol, I can indeed execute it from wiki folder using windows' cmd and also directly from SyntaxHighlight using exec. I really can't think of something more to do, sounds like there's some specific problem with Windows. BTW, SyntaxHighlight used to work correctly with an old version (can't recall which one) of the extension itself and MediaWiki, using Python 2.7.

I seem to have the same problem on a MediaWiki 1.31.0, with both Python27 and Python37.

I read somwhere that there were som changes in Shell::command from MediaWiki 1.31.0 - and I traced the problem down to somwhere in that area, but could not find a fix for it.

Hope someone can find a fix for this problem.

I wrote a short and shallow explanation on phabricator, see https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T199989. Basically, I fear that this might be a very upstream problem, i.e. a PHP bug which won't be fixed (a couple of links on the task) since Windows doesn't actually provide the needed logic. More specifically, the problem as far as I understood it should be that on Windows you cannot set streams as not blocking, which then produces a conflict within shell pipes, entering in a vicious circle. If this is true, there's probably no easy or clean solution to this problem: we could only solve it with a workaround or by refactoring the shell code. But I guess we should really find a solution, since this problem affects a core feature (Shell) on a whole OS.

Hello everyone.

I have the same problem on my side. SyntaxHighlight isn't working since 1.32 update.

I understand the problem with PHP, sream problem etc but I'm looking for a solution, a workaround and since 2 months, I'm unable to find such solution.

Does somebody have a miracle for me ?

Regards

Personally, I can't find one. Actually, I'm not completely sure about the cause, too. Any update will come on Phabricator, anyway.

Thanks for reply.

I am afraid that there is no updates on phabricator too ^^

Wait & see...

Any news? I have the same problem

I want to add that I have this problem as well, on the latest 1.33, latest Syntax_Highlighter from the repo, etc. I've fought with it for hours. Has anyone successfully used pygment on Windows? It seems like it'd almost be easier, at this point, just to go back to a version that worked, and figure out how to get 'json' support, which is what spawned this whole upgrade for me.

To add to my last comment, after upgrading to mediawiki-1.33.0, PHP 7.1.1, on Windows 7, and trying every bloody combination suggested in this thread (including editing the Syn*.php file, adding handler to httpd.conf and just on and on), there is absolutely no combination that 'works'. The closest is specifying the exe in a path AND editing the 'fixed' Rory solution below, but that only half works. Some items are colorized, but others are flat out hidden, with no error (if there's a highlight or lines tag). This is pathetic. I've wasted almost a whole day messing with this, and it just frustrates me I can't even downgrade now. (Older versions, pre-pygmentize, show no color at all?!!!).

The HightlightJs and Highlight-Integrate extensions don't seem to support highlighting code lines, or displaying line numbers.

Is this really that hard? Can anyone come up with an actual, fully working install for this bloody thing using MW1.33.0+ with xammp?

The problem has not been solved yet......I'm try to use syntaxhighlight, but no matter how the test is unsuccessful. Finally I found this article and I won't try anymore until the problem is solved.

OS: Windows 10 Professional Edition

XAMPP: Version 7.3.11 with Apache 2.4.41 and PHP 7.3.11 (VC15 X86 64bit thread safe) + PEAR

MySQL: Version 5.7.21

MediaWiki: Version 1.33.1

Same issue here (Windows Server, IIS8.5, PHP7.4, Python 3.8.2, mw 1.34 - see Topic:Vibz8ak3wnpu9mv8 for more details

just solved (MW 3.4 IIS on Windows Server) it by

• editing SyntaxHighlight.php as shown here
• 'pip install pygment' manually

• setting $wgPygmentizePath='C:/Python/Scripts/pygmentize.exe';