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After installing ProcessMaker, it may be necessary to modify the configuration of Apache, PHP and MySQL in certain situations, which are listed on this page.

Apache

Configuring Apache

To configure Apache, edit its httpd.conf file (or apache2.conf and ports.conf files if using Debian/Ubuntu). The other file to modify is the pmos.conf file, which holds the VirtualHost definition for ProcessMaker. The location of these two files depends upon the operating system:

Red Hat/CentOS:

/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/etc/httpd/conf.d/pmos.conf

Debian/Ubuntu/Mint:

/etc/apache2/apache2.conf
/etc/apache2/ports.conf
/etc/apache2/sites-available/pmos.conf

Manual installation in Windows:

C:\Apache24\conf\httpd.conf
C:\Apache24\conf\extra\pmos.conf

Bitnami (Linux):

/opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/php/php.ini
/opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/apps/processmaker/conf/httpd-app.conf

Bitnami (Windows):

C:\Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0\php\php.ini
C:\Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0\apps\processmaker\conf\httpd-app.conf

Note: Bitnami installations of ProcessMaker add the following PHP settings in the apps/processmaker/conf/httpd-app.conf file, which overwrite the settings in the php.ini file:
    <IfModule php5_module>
            php_value short_open_tag On
            php_value memory_limit 512M
            php_value upload_max_filesize 100M
            php_value max_input_vars 8000
    </IfModule>

Make sure to edit this file, if needing to change one of these PHP settings.

Restarting Apache

After changing a setting in the httpd.conf or pmos.conf files, restart Apache for the new configuration to go into effect:

Red Hat/CentOS:

service httpd restart

Debian:

service apache2 restart

Ubuntu/Mint:

sudo service apache2 restart

SuSE/OpenSUSE:

systemctl start apache2.service

FreeBSD:

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/apache22 restart

Manual installation in Windows:

Open a DOS terminal and issue the following commands to restart the Apache service:

net stop Apache2.4 net start Apache2.4 or cd C:\Apache24\bin httpd.exe -k restart -n "Apache2.4"

Bitnami Installation in Linux

Enter the following commands as the root user or prepend the sudo command. Change to the directory where the Bitnami stack is installed. For example, on a Linux server:

# cd /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/

Then, restart Bitnami's Apache:

# ./ctlscript.sh restart apache Syntax OK /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/apache2/scripts/ctl.sh : httpd stopped Syntax OK /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/apache2/scripts/ctl.sh : httpd started at port 313

Bitnami Installation in Windows

Change to the directory where Bitnami's Apache is installed. For example:

cd C:\Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X-1\apache2\bin

Then, restart Bitnami's Apache:

httpd -k restart -n processmakerApache

Note: The net command can also be used:

net stop processmakerApache net start processmakerApache

To check which services are running:

net start

Compression to Improve ProcessMaker Performance

ProcessMaker performance can be improved by using ZIP compression when uploading/downloading pages. Compression should be supported by all modern web browsers. The compression uses Apache's deflate module, which should have been enabled when ProcessMaker was installed.

Note: The deflate module is enabled if the Apache configuration file httpd.conf contains a line like:

LoadModule deflate_module modules/mod_deflate.so

In Debian/Ubuntu/Mint, the deflate module can be enabled in Apache with the following command (issued as root or using sudo):

a2enmod deflate

After adding the deflate module, restart apache.

To enable ZIP compression, edit the pmos.conf file (or bitnami.conf if working with a Bitnami installation). Add the following lines to the VirtualHost definition:

<IfModule mod_deflate.c> SetOutputFilter DEFLATE <IfModule mod_setenvif.c> # Netscape 4.x has some problems BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4 gzip-only-text/html # Netscape 4.06-4.08 have some more problems BrowserMatch ^Mozilla/4\.0[678] no-gzip # MSIE masquerades as Netscape, but it is fine BrowserMatch \bMSIE !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html # NOTE: Due to a bug in mod_setenvif up to Apache 2.0.48, the above regex won’t work. You can use the following # workaround (comment the above line and uncomment the below line) to get the desired effect: # BrowserMatch \bMSI[E] !no-gzip !gzip-only-text/html # Don’t compress already-compressed files SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI .(?:gif|jpe?g|png)$ no-gzip dont-vary SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI .(?:exe|t?gz|zip|bz2|sit|rar)$ no-gzip dont-vary SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI .(?:avi|mov|mp3|mp4|rm|flv|swf|mp?g)$ no-gzip dont-vary SetEnvIfNoCase Request_URI .pdf$ no-gzip dont-vary </IfModule> <IfModule mod_headers.c> # Make sure proxies don’t deliver the wrong content Header append Vary User-Agent env=!dont-vary </IfModule> </IfModule>

Then, restart Apache for the new settings to take effect.

Configuring ProcessMaker to Use SSL/TLS

If your organization needs greater security to protect sensitive data being passed between web clients and the ProcessMaker server, it may be a good idea to set up an SSL or TLS connection that can be accessed through the https protocol (rather than the standard http protocol).

Follow the steps in the following tutorials to set up an SSL-secured web server in Red Hat/CentOS, Debian/Ubuntu and Windows. After creating the certificates that will be used by the ProcessMaker server, configure ProcessMaker to use https in Apache.

Edit the file apache-path/pmos.conf (or \Bitnami\processmaker-3.x.b2-0\apache2\conf\bitnami\bitnami.conf if working with a Bitnami installation) and add the following lines to your virtual host configuration:

SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem SSLOptions +FakeBasicAuth +ExportCertData +StrictRequire

VirtualHost in Apache 2.2

If using Apache 2.2, then use the following VirtualHost configuration.

# Please change the IP address with your server IP address and # the ServerName with your own subdomains. NameVirtualHost your_ip_address #processmaker virtual host <VirtualHost your_ip_address> ServerName "your_processmaker_domain" DocumentRoot /opt/processmaker/workflow/public_html <Directory /opt/processmaker/workflow/public_html> AddDefaultCharset UTF-8 AllowOverRide All Options FollowSymlinks Order allow,deny Allow from all RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /app.php [QSA,L] ExpiresActive On ExpiresDefault "access plus 1 day" ExpiresByType image/gif "access plus 1 day" ExpiresByType image/png "access plus 1 day" ExpiresByType image/jpg "access plus 1 day" ExpiresByType text/css "access plus 1 day" ExpiresByType text/javascript "access plus 1 day" # Add this part for https SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem SSLOptions +FakeBasicAuth +ExportCertData +StrictRequire #Deflate filter is optional. It reduces download size, but adds slightly more CPU processing: AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html </Directory> </VirtualHost>

Restart the Apache web server so the altered configuration will take effect. Now it is possible to use ProcessMaker over SSL. Log in to ProcessMaker by using the https protocol:

https://<IP-ADDRESS>:<PORT>

VirtualHost in Apache 2.4

If using Apache 2.4, then use the following VirtualHost configuration.

# Please change the IP address with your server IP address and # the ServerName with you own subdomains # Processmaker Virtual Host <VirtualHost your_ip_address> ServerName "your_processmaker_domain" DocumentRoot /opt/processmaker/workflow/public_html DirectoryIndex index.html index.php <Directory /opt/processmaker/workflow/public_html> Options FollowSymlinks AddDefaultCharset UTF-8 AllowOverRide None Require all granted ExpiresActive On # Add this part for https SSLEngine on SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/apache.pem SSLOptions +FakeBasicAuth +ExportCertData +StrictRequire RewriteEngine On RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteRule ^.*/(.*)$ app.php [QSA,L,NC] AddOutputFilterByType DEFLATE text/html </Directory> </VirtualHost>

Restart the Apache web server so the altered configuration will take effect. Now it is possible to use ProcessMaker over SSL. Log in to ProcessMaker by using the https protocol:

https://<IP-ADDRESS>:<PORT>

PHP

Configuring PHP

To change the configuration of PHP, edit the php.ini file with a plain text editor (such as Notepad in Windows and vim or nano in Linux/UNIX). The location of the php.ini file depends on your operating system:

Red Hat/CentOS:

/etc/php.ini

Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/SuSE/openSUSE:

/etc/php5/apache2/php.ini

In Debian/Ubuntu systems with multiple web servers:

/etc/php5/cgi/php.ini

FreeBSD:

/usr/local/etc/php.ini

Manual installation in Windows:

C:\php\php.ini

Bitnami (Linux):

/opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/php/php.ini
/opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/apps/processmaker/conf/httpd-app.conf

Bitnami (Windows):

C:\Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0\php\php.ini
C:\Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0\apps\processmaker\conf\httpd-app.conf

After changing a setting in the php.ini file, restart Apache for the new PHP configuration to go into effect.

Checking the PHP Modules

To check whether all the required PHP modules are installed, enter the following command in a terminal:

Linux/UNIX:

php -m

Windows:

Navigate to where PHP is installed. For example:

cd C:\php

Then, issue the command:

php -m

If an error message about a missing MSVCR100.dll file appears when executing the command:

Then, install or update the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package for 32 bit or 64 bit.

Checking PHP Modules from the ProcessMaker Interface

To check whether all the required PHP modules are loaded from inside ProcessMaker version 2.5.0 and later, log in as a user, such as "admin", who has the PM_SETUPADVANCE permission in his/her role. Then go to ADMIN > Settings > PHP Information and check whether all the required modules are listed.

Uploading Large Input Documents

To upload large Input Documents or attached files while running processes, the post_max_size and upload_max_filesize settings in the php.ini file should be increased to more than the default 2MB. For instance, if planning on uploading files as large as 24MB, then:

post_max_size = 24M upload_max_filesize = 24M

After modifying these settings, restart Apache.

Note: If using a Bitnami installation, then also change the upload_max_filesize setting in the apps/processmaker/conf/httpd-app.conf file.

Uploading Large Numbers of Files

By default, PHP limits the maximum number of uploaded files to 20. If needing to upload a larger number of files in a Dynaform, then increase the size of the max_file_uploads setting in the php.ini file:

max_file_uploads = 100

After modifying this setting, restart Apache.

Setting the Time Zone

The time zone for ProcessMaker can be set under ADMIN > Settings > System, or by manually editing the time_zone setting in the env.ini file.

It is also recommended to set the same time zone in the date.timezone setting in the php.ini file. See this list of available time zones. For example, to set PHP to use Eastern Standard Time in the US, set date.timezone to "America/New_York":

date.timezone = "America/New_York"

In the US, use these time zones:

US standard time zone PHP time zone
Eastern America/New_York
Central America/Chicago
Mountain America/Denver
Mountain no DST America/Phoenix
Pacific America/Los_Angeles
Alaska America/Anchorage
Hawaii America/Adak
Hawaii no DST Pacific/Honolulu

After changing the time zone, restart Apache for the changes to take effect.

Managing Login Sessions in ProcessMaker

By default, ProcessMaker logs a user out after 24 minutes of inactivity. This time can be changed by setting the value of session.gc_maxlifetime in php.ini.

session.gc_maxlifetime = 1440 expressed in seconds

In addition, session.cache_expire sets how long data in the cache is stored and session.cache_limiter determines whether data is cached by the web browser and proxies.

session.cache_expire = 180 expressed in minutes session.cache_limiter = nocache

After modifying these settings, restart Apache.

More Rows in Grids

In PHP 5.3.9 and later, the max_input_vars setting limits the maximum number of posted variables. By default, max_input_vars is set to 1000. If a grid has 5 fields per row, then only the first 200 rows of the grid will be saved in a Dynaform and only the first 200 rows will be included in an Output Document.

To use grids with more rows, increase this setting in the php.ini configuration file:

max_input_vars = 8000

Then, restart Apache for the new setting to take effect.

Note: If using the Suhosin security patch, then change the following settings in the suhosin.ini configuration file.

In Red Hat/CentOS:

/etc/php5/apache2/conf.d/suhosin.ini

In Debian/Ubuntu/Mint:

/etc/php5/conf.d/suhosin.ini

Configure the file as follows:

suhosin.post.max_vars = 8000 suhosin.request.max_vars = 8000

Note: If using a Bitnami installation, then also change the max_input_vars setting in the apps/processmaker/conf/httpd-app.conf file.

Importing Large Processes

To import large processes it may be necessary to increase the memory_limit to 256M in php.ini:

memory_limit=256M

After modifying this setting, restart Apache.

Note: If using a Bitnami installation, then also change the memory_limit setting in the apps/processmaker/conf/httpd-app.conf file.

PHP Accelerators

Installing an opcode cache manager, such as Zend, Alternative PHP Cache (APC), XCache, eAccelerator or ionCube EncoderZend, can double the speed of ProcessMaker and decrease the load on your server's CPU. Of the available PHP accelerators, ProcessMaker recommends APC because it is maintained by PHP developers; however, APC, Xcache and eAccelerator all have good performance.

Make sure to restart Apache after installing an opcode cache manager and only use one opcode cache manager at a time.

Installing APC

Debian/Ubuntu/Mint:

APC can be installed from your distribution's repository:

apt-get install php-apc

Red Hat/CentOS:

See this tutorial to install APC on Red Hat/CentOS.

Windows:

See this tutorial to install APC on Windows. Make sure to download the version of APC compiled for your version of PHP.

Insertion of Quotation Marks and Backslashes

To prevent single quotation marks and backslashes from being automatically inserted in Output Documents, turn off magic quotes in php.ini.

; Magic quotes for incoming GET/POST/Cookie data. magic_quotes_gpc = Off ; Magic quotes for runtime-generated data, e.g. data from SQL, from exec(), etc magic_quotes_runtime = Off ; Use Sybase-style magic quotes (escape ' with instead of \'). magic_quotes_sybase = Off

After modifying these settings, restart Apache.

Verification of Files Using the fileinfo Extension

Version 2.8.0 and later uses the fileinfo extension in PHP to verify the extensions of uploaded files and ensure that the file extension matches the contents of the file. The fileinfo extension is included by default in PHP 5.3.0 and later, but it may need to be enabled. Use php -m in the command line or go to ADMIN > Settings > System Information in ProcessMaker to check whether the fileinfo extension is enabled.

Windows:

Enable the fileinfo extension by editing the php.ini file with a plain text editor and adding or uncommenting the following line:

extension=php_fileinfo.dll

Then, restart Apache and verify that the extension is enabled.

Linux/UNIX:

In most Linux/UNIX distributions, the fileinfo extension is enabled by default in PHP. If not, add the following line to the php.ini file:

extension=php_fileinfo.so

Then restart Apache to use the fileinfo extension.

MySQL

Configuring MySQL

MySQL can be configured by editing its my.cnf file (which is named my.ini in Windows). Its location depends on the operating system:

Red Hat/CentOS/SuSE/OpenSUSE:

/etc/my.cnf

Debian/Ubuntu/Mint:

/etc/mysql/my.cnf
or
/etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

Manual installation in Windows:

C:\Program Files\MySQL\mysql-5.X.X-winx64\my.ini

Bitnami (Linux):

/opt/processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0/mysql/my.cnf

Bitnami (Windows):

C:\Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X.bX-0\mysql\my.ini

Restarting MySQL

After modifying the my.cnf file, restart MySQL:

Red Hat/CentOS:

service mysqld restart

Debian/Ubuntu/Mint/SuSE/OpenSUSE:

service mysql restart

Manual installation in Windows:

Open a DOS terminal and issue the following commands to restart the service:

net stop mysql net start mysql

Bitnami Installation

Enter the following commands as the root user or prepend the sudo command. Change to the directory where the Bitnami stack is installed. For example, on a Linux server:

# cd /opt/processmaker-3.x.x.b1-0/

Then, restart Bitnami's MySQL:

# ./ctlscript.sh restart mysql 170410 20:08:12 mysqld_safe mysqld from pid file /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/data/mysqld.pid ended /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/scripts/ctl.sh : mysql stopped 170410 20:08:17 mysqld_safe Logging to '/opt/processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/data/mysqld.log'. 170410 20:08:17 mysqld_safe Starting mysqld.bin daemon with databases from /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/data /opt/processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/scripts/ctl.sh : mysql started at port 3307

Triggers in MySQL 5.5 and Later

To avoid problems running triggers in MySQL 5.5 and later, edit the my.cnf configuration file and set the binlog_format to log by rows rather than statements:

binlog_format=row

For more information, see the MySQL documentation. Then, restart MySQL for the new setting to take effect.

Increasing the Thread Stack Size

According to the Mysql manual, the default thread stack is 128K, which sometimes is not enough to execute long queries, e.g., long joins. If the thread stack is too small, the following Thread stack overrun (MySQL ERROR 1436) may occur:

ERROR 1436 (HY000) at line 5992: Thread stack overrun: 8384 bytes used of a 131072 byte stack, and 128000 bytes needed. Use 'mysqld -O thread_stack=#' to specify a bigger stack.

If this problem is encountered, edit the MySql configuration file my.cnf and increase the size of the thread_stack setting in the following line:

# The stack size of each thread (default: 192K) thread_stack = 512K

Then, restart MySQL for the change to take effect.

Disabling ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY mode in MySQL

Warning: MySQL 5.7.XX is not officially supported by ProcessMaker 3.0.x and 3.1.x.

MySQL 5.7.5 and later enables the ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY mode by default, which causes a problem with some of the database queries used by ProcessMaker. For example, going to Home > Participated when ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY mode is enabled will generate the error: [wrapped: It is not possible to execute the query. Please contact your system administrator] Turning on MySQL logging by setting debug_sql=1 in the env.ini file, will show the cause of the error:

[wrapped: Could not execute query [Native Error: Expression #2 of SELECT list is not in
GROUP BY clause and contains nonaggregated column 'wf_Brahmastra.APP_CACHE_VIEW.DEL_INDEX'
which is not functionally dependent on columns in GROUP BY clause; this is incompatible with
sql_mode=only_full_group_by] [User Info: SELECT APP_CACHE_VIEW.APP_UID, APP_CACHE_VIEW.DEL_INDEX ...

To remove the ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY mode, first login to MySQL as the root user:

Bitnami install in Windows: cd processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0\mysql\bin mysql -u root -p

Bitnami install in Linux: cd processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/bin ./mysql -u root -p

Manual install in Linux/UNIX: mysql -u root -p

Then, get the complete list of settings for sql_mode: mysql> SELECT @@sql_mode; +--------------------------------------------------------+ | @@sql_mode | +--------------------------------------------------------+ | ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY,STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE | +--------------------------------------------------------+

Copy all the settings except for ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY, which needs to be removed from the list.

To exit MySQL, use the command: mysql> exit

Then, edit the my.cnf file to change the configuration of MySQL.

Its location depends on the OS and how ProcessMaker was installed:

Bitnami install in Windows:
Bitnami\processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0\mysql\my.ini

Bitnami install in Linux:
processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/mysql/my.cnf

Manual install in Debian/Ubuntu:
/etc/mysql/my.cnf
or
/etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf

Manual install in Red Hat/CentOS:
/etc/my.cnf

Note: In Linux/UNIX, these files can only be edited by logging in as root with su or sudo -i.

Edit the sql_mode setting which is found in the [mysqld] section. If it doesn't exist, then add it. Set all the modes that are already being used, except ONLY_FULL_GROUP_BY.

For example:

[mysqld] sql_mode = STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE

Then, restart MySQL (or reboot):

Bitnami install in Windows:
\opt\processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0\ctlscript.sh restart mysql

Bitnami install in Linux:
/processmaker-3.X.X.b1-0/ctlscript.sh restart mysql

Manual install in Debian/Ubuntu:
service mysql restart

Manual install in Red Hat/CentOS:
service mysqld restart

Now, the query error should not appear when going to Home > Participated in ProcessMaker.

Changing the Database Location, MySQL User or Password

It is necessary to update the encrypted information in the paths_installed.php file after:

  • changing the location of the ProcessMaker databases,
  • changing the MySQL user with superglobal privileges to create databases for new workspaces (which is usually the "root" user), or
  • changing the password of that MySQL user.

First make the changes in MySQL, then update the information in ProcessMaker. See: Changing the MySQL.


Moving the shared directory

The <install_directory>/shared directory holds all the files used by workspaces, including the files uploaded to cases and Output Document files generated by cases. To move the shared directory to a new location, edit the file <install_directory>/workflow/engine/config/paths_installed.php with a plain text editor. Change the paths of the PATH_DATA and PATH_C constants to their new locations.

For example, if the /opt/processmaker/shared file has been moved to a network attached storage (NAS) which is mounted at /mnt/pm/shared and the db.php file contains the following:

<?php
  define('PATH_DATA',         '/opt/processmaker/shared/');
  define('PATH_C',            '/opt/processmaker/shared/compiled/');
  define('HASH_INSTALLATION', '0aSaw6LMn6vYbJzGaMhkaJSal8ZqyGlpZ8RnkmzIap2clmySashlnMmp1NOmmWuSZsdimpybmp1pxWlgZMdnxp2ZbJttxWVomJuayJfalaSflGSVbA');
  define('SYSTEM_HASH',       '57b6d08d7ed2d400c2b8d597a504d5de');
Then, change it to:
<?php
  define('PATH_DATA',         '/mnt/pm/shared/');
  define('PATH_C',            '/mnt/pm/shared/compiled/');
  define('HASH_INSTALLATION', '0aSaw6LMn6vYbJzGaMhkaJSal8ZqyGlpZ8RnkmzIap2clmySashlnMmp1NOmmWuSZsdimpybmp1pxWlgZMdnxp2ZbJttxWVomJuayJfalaSflGSVbA');
  define('SYSTEM_HASH',       '57b6d08d7ed2d400c2b8d597a504d5de');

Make sure to not change the HASH_INSTALLATION and SYSTEM_HASH. Then, save the changes in the db.php file and the new location can be used.

Checking the ProcessMaker Requirements

Inside the Admin tab, an option to check whether ProcessMaker's requirements are met was added in version 3.0 and later. This option checks whether all the requirements are correctly installed and lists which versions are installed.

Log in to ProcessMaker as a user with the PROCESSMAKER_ADMIN role. Then go to ADMIN > Settings > Check PM Requirements:

After installing any missing requirements, click on the Check again button to verify whether everything is properly installed.

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