Facebook\WebDriver Curl error thrown for http POST to /session with params: {"desiredCapabilities"} error

Question

I try using Selenium and Chromewebdriver with PHP Facebooks Webdriver on a Debian Jessie. I dont know but the Session will not start.

I Installed Java SE Runtime Environment (build 1.8.0_161-b12) Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 25.161-b12, mixed mode) and Selenium version: '3.9.1', revision: '63f7b50' and ChromeDriver (v2.9.248304).

I i start Selenium with the call java -Dwebdriver.chrome.driver/srv/www/XXXX/build/chromedriver -jar selenium-server-standalone-3.9.1.jar

the result seems to be ok for me.

06:42:17.240 INFO - Selenium build info: version: '3.9.1', revision: '63f7b50' 06:42:17.241 INFO - Launching a standalone Selenium Server on port 4444 2018-02-09 06:42:17.378:INFO::main: Logging initialized @498ms to org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.log.StdErrLog 2018-02-09 06:42:17.536:INFO:osjs.Server:main: jetty-9.4.7.v20170914, build timestamp: 2017-11-21T12:27:37-09:00, git hash: 82b8fb23f757335bb3329d540ce37a2a2615f0a8 2018-02-09 06:42:17.585:WARN:osjs.SecurityHandler:main: ServletContext@o.s.j.s.ServletContextHandler@3b0143d3{/,null,STARTING} has uncovered http methods for path: / 2018-02-09 06:42:17.596:INFO:osjsh.ContextHandler:main: Started o.s.j.s.ServletContextHandler@3b0143d3{/,null,AVAILABLE} 2018-02-09 06:42:17.642:INFO:osjs.AbstractConnector:main: Started ServerConnector@596c6acf{HTTP/1.1,[http/1.1]}{0.0.0.0:4444} 2018-02-09 06:42:17.643:INFO:osjs.Server:main: Started @763ms 06:42:17.643 INFO - Selenium Server is up and running on port 4444

If I run following PHP Code

try{
            $options = new ChromeOptions();
            $options->setBinary("/srv/www/XXXX/build/chromedriver");
            //$options->addArguments(["--headless", "--window-size=571,42"]);

                /*webdriver.chrome.verboseLogging*/

            $caps = DesiredCapabilities::chrome();
            $caps->setCapability(ChromeOptions::CAPABILITY, $options);
            $caps->setPlatform("Linux");
            $host = 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub/';

            $driver = RemoteWebDriver::create($host, $caps);

            $driver->get('http://www.ende.de/');
            $driver->quit();

        } catch (\Exception $e){
            echo $e->getMessage();
        }

As result i get

Curl error thrown for http POST to /session with params: {"desiredCapabilities":{"browserName":"chrome","platform":"Linux","chromeOptions":{"binary":"/srv/www/XXXX/build/chromedriver","args":["--headless","--window-size=571,42"]}}}

Operation timed out after 30001 milliseconds with 0 bytes received

The Server Logs this

2018-02-09 06:43:57.988:INFO:osjshC.ROOT:qtp1712536284-9: org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet-4501b7af: Initialising WebDriverServlet 06:43:58.109 INFO - Found handler: org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.commandhandler.BeginSession@5d018ae5 06:43:58.117 INFO - /session: Executing POST on /session (handler: BeginSession) 06:43:58.247 INFO - Capabilities are: Capabilities {browserName: chrome, chromeOptions: {args: [--headless, --window-size=571,42], binary: /srv/www/XXXX/buil...}, platform: LINUX} 06:43:58.250 INFO - Capabilities {browserName: chrome, chromeOptions: {args: [--headless, --window-size=571,42], binary: /srv/www/XXXX/buil...}, platform: LINUX} matched class org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServicedSession$Factory (provider: org.openqa.selenium.chrome.ChromeDriverService) Starting ChromeDriver (v2.9.248304) on port 29459 [0.589][WARNING]: PAC support disabled because there is no system implementation Starting ChromeDriver (v2.9.248304) on port 9515 2018-02-09 06:44:58.965:WARN:osjs.HttpChannel:qtp1712536284-9: /wd/hub/session java.lang.RuntimeException: org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.EofException at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:91) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:83) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.commandhandler.ExceptionHandler.execute(ExceptionHandler.java:96) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.handle(WebDriverServlet.java:258) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.doPost(WebDriverServlet.java:161) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.service(WebDriverServlet.java:121) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:860) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:535) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:548) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:190) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1253) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:168) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:473) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:166) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1155) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.Server.handle(Server.java:530) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:347) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:256) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:279) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:102) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.ChannelEndPoint$2.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:124) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:247) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.produce(EatWhatYouKill.java:140) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:708) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$2.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:626) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) Caused by: org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.EofException at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.ChannelEndPoint.flush(ChannelEndPoint.java:292) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.WriteFlusher.flush(WriteFlusher.java:429) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.WriteFlusher.write(WriteFlusher.java:322) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.AbstractEndPoint.write(AbstractEndPoint.java:372) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection$SendCallback.process(HttpConnection.java:800) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.IteratingCallback.processing(IteratingCallback.java:241) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.IteratingCallback.iterate(IteratingCallback.java:224) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection.send(HttpConnection.java:528) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.sendResponse(HttpChannel.java:783) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.write(HttpChannel.java:834) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpOutput.write(HttpOutput.java:234) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpOutput.write(HttpOutput.java:218) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpOutput.write(HttpOutput.java:535) at com.google.common.io.ByteStreams.copy(ByteStreams.java:108) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:89) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:83) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.commandhandler.ExceptionHandler.execute(ExceptionHandler.java:96) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.handle(WebDriverServlet.java:258) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.doPost(WebDriverServlet.java:161) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.service(WebDriverServlet.java:121) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:860) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:535) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:548) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:190) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1253) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:168) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:473) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:166) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1155) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.Server.handle(Server.java:530) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:347) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:256) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:279) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:102) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.ChannelEndPoint$2.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:124) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:247) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.produce(EatWhatYouKill.java:140) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:708) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$2.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:626) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748) Caused by: java.io.IOException: Broken pipe at sun.nio.ch.FileDispatcherImpl.write0(Native Method) at sun.nio.ch.SocketDispatcher.write(SocketDispatcher.java:47) at sun.nio.ch.IOUtil.writeFromNativeBuffer(IOUtil.java:93) at sun.nio.ch.IOUtil.write(IOUtil.java:65) at sun.nio.ch.SocketChannelImpl.write(SocketChannelImpl.java:471) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.ChannelEndPoint.flush(ChannelEndPoint.java:270) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.WriteFlusher.flush(WriteFlusher.java:429) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.WriteFlusher.write(WriteFlusher.java:322) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.AbstractEndPoint.write(AbstractEndPoint.java:372) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection$SendCallback.process(HttpConnection.java:800) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.IteratingCallback.processing(IteratingCallback.java:241) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.IteratingCallback.iterate(IteratingCallback.java:224) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection.send(HttpConnection.java:528) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.sendResponse(HttpChannel.java:783) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.write(HttpChannel.java:834) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpOutput.write(HttpOutput.java:234) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpOutput.write(HttpOutput.java:218) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpOutput.write(HttpOutput.java:535) at com.google.common.io.ByteStreams.copy(ByteStreams.java:108) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:89) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:83) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.commandhandler.ExceptionHandler.execute(ExceptionHandler.java:96) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.handle(WebDriverServlet.java:258) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.doPost(WebDriverServlet.java:161) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:707) at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.WebDriverServlet.service(WebDriverServlet.java:121) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:790) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHolder.handle(ServletHolder.java:860) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHandler.doHandle(ServletHandler.java:535) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:143) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.security.SecurityHandler.handle(SecurityHandler.java:548) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextHandle(ScopedHandler.java:190) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ContextHandler.doHandle(ContextHandler.java:1253) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:168) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.servlet.ServletHandler.doScope(ServletHandler.java:473) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.nextScope(ScopedHandler.java:166) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ContextHandler.doScope(ContextHandler.java:1155) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.ScopedHandler.handle(ScopedHandler.java:141) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.handler.HandlerWrapper.handle(HandlerWrapper.java:132) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.Server.handle(Server.java:530) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpChannel.handle(HttpChannel.java:347) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.server.HttpConnection.onFillable(HttpConnection.java:256) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.AbstractConnection$ReadCallback.succeeded(AbstractConnection.java:279) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.FillInterest.fillable(FillInterest.java:102) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.ChannelEndPoint$2.run(ChannelEndPoint.java:124) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.doProduce(EatWhatYouKill.java:247) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.strategy.EatWhatYouKill.produce(EatWhatYouKill.java:140) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool.runJob(QueuedThreadPool.java:708) at org.seleniumhq.jetty9.util.thread.QueuedThreadPool$2.run(QueuedThreadPool.java:626) at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:748)

I don`t know whats wrong. I tried to install chrome but no effect. It is also not possible to start a chrome session though the Webinterface. I tried different Versions of Chromewebdriver and Selenium as well. Has anybody an idea what I am missing?

Answer 1

If you fix the version compatibility. You need to adjust the PHP Code to this and that works:

$options = new ChromeOptions();
$options->setBinary("/usr/bin/google-chrome");
$options->addArguments(["--headless","--disable-gpu", "--no-sandbox"]);

/*webdriver.chrome.verboseLogging*/

$caps = DesiredCapabilities::chrome();
$caps->setCapability(ChromeOptions::CAPABILITY, $options);
$caps->setPlatform("Linux");
$host = 'http://localhost:4444/wd/hub/';

$driver = RemoteWebDriver::create($host, $caps);

$driver->get('http://www.ende.de');
var_dump($driver->getTitle());
$driver->quit();

Answer 2

As per the error stack trace you have provided your main error is :

java.lang.RuntimeException: org.seleniumhq.jetty9.io.EofException at org.openqa.selenium.remote.server.ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.setContent(ServletResponseWrappingHttpResponse.java:91)

Which implies that a RuntimeException occured during handling of HttpResponse .

However your main issue is the version compatibility among the binaries you are using as follows :

• You are using chromedriver=v2.9 which is pretty ancient.
• Release Notes of chromedriver=2.9 clearly mentions the following :

Supports Chrome v31-34

• Your Chrome Browser version is unknown to us but possibly v60.x as you are trying to use headless.

• You are using Selenium Version 3.9.1 .

• Your JDK version is unknown to us.

So there is a clear mismatch between the ChromeDriver version (v2.33) and the matching requirement of Chrome Browser version (v60-62)

Solution

• Upgrade JDK to recent levels JDK Version 8 Update 151.
• Upgrade Selenium to current levels Version 3.9.1.
• Upgrade ChromeDriver to ChromeDriver v2.35 level.
• Keep Chrome Browser to v64.x levels. (as per ChromeDriver v2.35 release notes)
• Incase your Chrome Browser base version is older, try to uninstall Chrome Browser through Revo Uninstaller and install the required recent GA released version of the Chrome Browser .
• Clear the Browser Cache before your Test Excution .
• Run CCleaner tool before and after execution of your Test Suites .
• Execute your Test.