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PdfHandler Fatal exception when used with MediaWiki 1.21
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There is a bug breaks *all* file uploads when using PdfHandler with MediaWiki 1.21. The exception is:

Detected bug in an extension! Hook CreatePdfThumbnailsJob::insertJobs failed to return a value; should return true to continue hook processing or false to abort.
Backtrace:
#0 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(3883): Hooks::run('UploadVerifyFil...', Array)
#1 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/upload/UploadBase.php(430): wfRunHooks('UploadVerifyFil...', Array)
#2 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/upload/UploadBase.php(299): UploadBase->verifyFile()
#3 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/upload/UploadFromFile.php(97): UploadBase->verifyUpload()
#4 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/specials/SpecialUpload.php(406): UploadFromFile->verifyUpload()
#5 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/specials/SpecialUpload.php(172): SpecialUpload->processUpload()
#6 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/SpecialPage.php(613): SpecialUpload->execute(NULL)
#7 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/SpecialPageFactory.php(487): SpecialPage->run(NULL)
#8 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/Wiki.php(291): SpecialPageFactory::executePath(Object(Title), Object(RequestContext))
#9 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/Wiki.php(565): MediaWiki->performRequest()
#10 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/includes/Wiki.php(458): MediaWiki->main()
#11 /srv/www/mediawiki/public_html/w/index.php(59): MediaWiki->run()
#12 {main}

I'm guessing this has to do with the changes to the job queue in 1.21. I've temporarily disabled the extension. This exception will be thrown for uploads of any type, not just PDF uploads.


Version: master
Severity: critical
Whiteboard: aklapper-moreinfo
URL: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:PdfHandler

Details

Reference
bz48834

Event Timeline

bzimport raised the priority of this task from to Medium.Nov 22 2014, 1:32 AM
bzimport set Reference to bz48834.
bzimport added a subscriber: Unknown Object (MLST).

Which exact version of PdfHandler is used?
I assume git master, as there is no REL1_21 branch?

https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/#/q/status:merged+project:mediawiki/extensions/PdfHandler+-owner:L10n-bot,n,z does not show much recent activity, hence wondering who to CC here.

Greg: Any idea?

Jamie: You're on the master for just the extension right? The issue is how that (doesn't) work with specifically the 1.21 release?

Correct, I'm on master for the extension and am on the minutes old 1.21.1 release. Is master incompatible with 1.21.x?

(In reply to comment #5)

Correct, I'm on master for the extension and am on the minutes old 1.21.1
release. Is master incompatible with 1.21.x?

Not sure, but it appears so! Thanks for noting this bug on the PdfHandler talk page: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension_talk:PdfHandler#Exception_with_1.21

CC'ing xarax who is listed as an author of this extension (though not sure how active he still is).

What version of PHP are you using. Specifically is it earlier than 5.2.3?

Also what do you have $wgPdfCreateThumbnailsInJobQueue set to in LocalSettings.php (or is it just the default false)

When I have that variable set to true I get the exception:

Could not find data for image 'Elastic_load_method_(full).pdf'.

Backtrace:

#0 /var/www/w/git/includes/filerepo/file/LocalFile.php(471): LocalFile->loadExtraFromDB()
#1 /var/www/w/git/includes/filerepo/file/LocalFile.php(666): LocalFile->load(1)
#2 /var/www/w/extensions/PdfHandler/CreatePdfThumbnailsJob.class.php(110): LocalFile->getMetadata()
#3 [internal function]: CreatePdfThumbnailsJob::insertJobs(Object(UploadFromStash), 'application/pdf', true)
#4 /var/www/w/git/includes/Hooks.php(196): call_user_func_array('CreatePdfThumbn...', Array)
#5 /var/www/w/git/includes/GlobalFunctions.php(3834): Hooks::run('UploadVerifyFil...', Array)
#6 /var/www/w/git/includes/upload/UploadBase.php(435): wfRunHooks('UploadVerifyFil...', Array)
#7 /var/www/w/git/includes/upload/UploadBase.php(302): UploadBase->verifyFile()
#8 /var/www/w/git/includes/specials/SpecialUpload.php(406): UploadBase->verifyUpload()
#9 /var/www/w/git/includes/specials/SpecialUpload.php(172): SpecialUpload->processUpload()
#10 /var/www/w/git/includes/SpecialPage.php(631): SpecialUpload->execute(NULL)
#11 /var/www/w/git/includes/SpecialPageFactory.php(487): SpecialPage->run(NULL)
#12 /var/www/w/git/includes/Wiki.php(291): SpecialPageFactory::executePath(Object(Title), Object(RequestContext))
#13 /var/www/w/git/includes/Wiki.php(565): MediaWiki->performRequest()
#14 /var/www/w/git/includes/Wiki.php(458): MediaWiki->main()
#15 /var/www/w/git/index.php(55): MediaWiki->run()
#16 {main}

Maybe your version of PHP handles the exception differently from within call_user_func_array and treats it as if the function returned null, or something weird like that.

Assuming the PHP version question is to me. I'm running:

% php --version
PHP 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.6 with Suhosin-Patch (cli) (built: Mar 11 2013 14:34:31)
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies

with Suhosin v0.9.33, Copyright (c) 2007-2012, by SektionEins GmbH

I do not have $wgPdfCreateThumbnailsInJobQueue set in LocalSettings.php.

I'm moving this down to high prio as it seems to be somehow specific to the configuration. Though still no idea how to track this down further. :(

scottjl wrote:

Same issue here, different PHP version:

php --version

PHP 5.3.10-1ubuntu3.7 with Suhosin-Patch (cli) (built: Jul 15 2013 18:05:44)
Copyright (c) 1997-2012 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.3.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2012 Zend Technologies

Split off the thumbnail on job queue to bug 53242

Jamie: As MW 1.21 is now unmaintained, do you know if this is still a problem in 1.23 or 1.22?

Jamie: As MW 1.21 is now unmaintained, do you know if this is still a problem in 1.23 or 1.22?

Aklapper changed the task status from Open to Stalled.Nov 25 2014, 7:47 PM
Aklapper lowered the priority of this task from Medium to Low.Apr 17 2015, 1:41 PM
Aklapper subscribed.

@thingles: Do you know if this is still a problem in a supported version of MediaWiki (which one)? Thanks.

@Aklapper I’m no longer running this plugin so I’m unable to help out further. Sorry.

No problem, and thanks for the feedback!

Closing this task as declined for the time being as we have no recent reproducer.