Did you try adjusting the Apache timeout parameter as Brian suggested?

Here's a description of what that parameter controls on the webserver:
http://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.2/mod/core.html#timeout

A search for 'apache timeout' in this google group brings up this thread 
with some information on how to change that parameter:
http://tinyurl.com/nrr58v


- Jimmy

Antonio wrote:
> Jimmy,
> Just to clarify: the timeout occurs both during the Sequest search and
> also during the pepXML conversion. I haven't gotten the time to
> reinstall the software in this computer; I hope I can do it sometime
> this week.
> I'll post my findings once this is completed.
> Again, many thanks you for your help,
> Antonio
> 
> 
> On Jul 15, 3:02 pm, Jimmy Eng <[email protected]> wrote:
>> It's hard to tell from the dialogue whether the timeout is occuring
>> during the search phase or during the pepXML conversion, which are two
>> different tasks invoked by the GUI.  I want to think it's the latter
>> since Antonio mentions that "pepXML conversions apparently have
>> completed".  And if this were the case, I'm not sure that Apache time
>> out is the culprit since these conversions shouldn't take forever.
>> Anyways, that looks like a handy feature for the next GUI release.
>>
>> Brian Pratt wrote:
>>> That can happen on long searches - Apache times out, leaving your session
>>> stuck waiting for a message that never arrives.  You can adjust your Apache
>>> config for longer timeouts (look through this group's archives for info on
>>> that).
>>> The next TPP GUI release features a button I added for the user to be able
>>> to tell the GUI "no really, it's done, let's go look at the results".
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: [email protected]
>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jimmy Eng
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:26 AM
>>> To: [email protected]
>>> Subject: [spctools-discuss] Re: pepXML
>>> Antonio,
>>> Hopefully Luis or someone else more familiar with the GUI will chime in
>>> and help you debug why it appears to not recognize that the pepXML
>>> conversions apparently have completed but it still thinks they're
>>> running.  There are log files somewhere that the GUI looks at that would
>>> be the starting point to figuring out your mystery.
>>> - Jimmy
>>> Antonio wrote:
>>>> Hi Jimmy,
>>>> I have donne it from TPP. the program still gets stuck. pepXML files
>>>> are created and Sequest serach is performed, but the program reports
>>>> that the command is still running.
>>>> I might have a problem with the installation. I will have to reinstall/
>>>> rebuild the computer.
>>>> Antonio
>>>> On Jul 9, 2:41 pm, Antonio <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>> Ok Jimmy,
>>>>> Thank you very much for your help.
>>>>> I'll repeat the entire process from TPP and I will let you know the
>>>>> result.
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Antonio
>>>>> On Jul 9, 2:18 pm, Jimmy Eng <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> I guess the next step is to repeat the pepXML conversion from the GUI
>>>>>> and see if the GUI reports that the command completed successfully.  If
>>>>>> it does, organize a couple of search directories using the same
>>>>>> structure and repeat the pepXML conversion.  Still getting stuck or is
>>>>>> the processes reported to be completed?
>>>>>> If if looks like the first pepXML file is generated/completed but the
>>>>>> interface thinks the command is still running, I'm going to need Luis to
>>>>>> chime in on what to look for as I've exhausted the bits I have knowledge
>>>>>> of.  So let us know what happens when you try the above.
>>>>>> - Jimmy
>>>>>> Antonio wrote:
>>>>>>> Hi Jimmy,
>>>>>>> OK, done it. No problem, the command were successfull, all finished,
>>>>>>> th eTPP window indicated that the command was sucessfull and is
>>>>>>> finished. i can open the basename.pep on TPP and all seens OK.
>>>>>>> What next?
>>>>>>> Antonio
>>>>>>> On Jul 8, 12:33 pm, Jimmy Eng <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>> Antonio,
>>>>>>>> Can you try this.  Replace "basename" with one of your RAW/mzXML file
>>>>>>>> base name (i.e. <basename>.mzXML)
>>>>>>>> Collate data as
>>>>>>>>     c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/basename.mzXML
>>>>>>>>     c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/basename/  contains dta/out
>>>>>>>>     c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/sequest.params
>>>>>>>> Then in a command prompt run
>>>>>>>>     cd c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/
>>>>>>>>     Out2XML basename 1
>>>>>>>> This should create basename.pep.xml in the AAS directory.  This simple
>>>>>>>> exercise is just to confirm that it runs through correctly and the
>>>>>>>> process finishes.  The next thing to try is to repeat the above data
>>>>>>>> structure but try the pepXML conversion in the GUI.  Hopefully this
>>>>>>>> isolates whether you're experiencing a pepXML conversion problem or a
>>>>>>>> GUI problem.
>>>>>>>> - Jimmy
>>>>>>>> Antonio wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi Jimmy,
>>>>>>>>> I run Sequest from Bioworks on our computer cluster, and then
>>> transfer
>>>>>>>>> the files to the local machine running TPP, so yeas I had the c:/
>>>>>>>>> Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/test/
>>>>>>>>> With the out-and dta- files in it.
>>>>>>>>> I have attempted to run Sequest from TPP and I had the same problem;
>>>>>>>>> the dta and out files are created, but the command indicates that is
>>>>>>>>> still running. The problem occurs whether I send a few files or a
>>>>>>>>> single one. But I have more than one file on the queue, the command
>>>>>>>>> will not proceed to the next file. I can run Sequest from Bioworks on
>>>>>>>>> the local machine without any problems.
>>>>>>>>> On Jul 2, 6:55 pm, Jimmy Eng <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Antonio,
>>>>>>>>>> That warning about not being able to open the mzXML file is not
>>>>>>>>>> indicative of the underlying problem.  It is truly just a warning
>>> and
>>>>>>>>>> the analysis process is capable of finishing correctly even if the
>>>>>>>>>> corresponding mzXML file is missing.
>>>>>>>>>> The important question that's not clear from your description below
>>> is
>>>>>>>>>> how did you run the Sequest search?  Did you run it separately via
>>>>>>>>>> Bioworks or did you run the search through the TPP?  Although
>>> helpful
>>>>>>>>>> but not required, it doesn't seem like you did the latter.  Do you
>>> have
>>>>>>>>>> a directory (e.g. c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/test/) that has
>>> the
>>>>>>>>>> Sequest .out files in it?
>>>>>>>>>> - Jimmy
>>>>>>>>>> Antonio wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> I have installed TPP v4.2 on windows XP. I have created the mzXML
>>>>>>>>>>> datafiles from my Sequest search. Now I'm making the corresponding
>>>>>>>>>>> pepXML files. I see that the first file is being created, it seems
>>>>>>>>>>> that is finished but I see the following warming message at the end
>>> of
>>>>>>>>>>> the "Output so far" field:
>>>>>>>>>>> warning: cannot open mzXML file "c:/Inetpub/wwwroot/ISB/data/AAS/
>>>>>>>>>>> test.mzXML" for reading MS instrument info and scan times.
>>>>>>>>>>> And the command status window indicates that the command is still
>>>>>>>>>>> running. Is it? I do not see the file increasing in size. I can
>>> open
>>>>>>>>>>> the pepxml file, although IE indicates that there is an error on
>>> page.
>>>>>>>>>>> It seems to me that the program is stuck and is not progressing to
>>>>>>>>>>> next task: the creation of the next pepXML file. Solutions?
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
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