org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: Connect to 127.0.0.1:7055

Question

Selenium Webdriver(2.53) and java (jdk 7). Mozilla Firefox ESR (45.2.0) crashes as soon as page opens gives error message:

Getting error

org.openqa.selenium.remote.UnreachableBrowserException: Error communicating with the remote browser. It may have died.
Build info: version: '2.53.0', revision: '35ae25b1534ae328c771e0856c93e187490ca824', time: '2016-03-15 10:43:46'
System info: host: 'ADMINIB-8GSESH3', ip: '9.84.222.238', os.name: 'Windows 7', os.arch: 'amd64', os.version: '6.1', java.version: '1.7.0_71'
Driver info: driver.version: RemoteWebDriver


Capabilities [{platform=WINDOWS, acceptSslCerts=true, javascriptEnabled=true, cssSelectorsEnabled=true, databaseEnabled=true, browserName=firefox, handlesAlerts=true, nativeEvents=false, webStorageEnabled=true, rotatable=false, locationContextEnabled=true, applicationCacheEnabled=true, takesScreenshot=true, version=45.2.0}]
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:665)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.execute(RemoteWebDriver.java:701)
    at org.openqa.selenium.remote.RemoteWebDriver.quit(RemoteWebDriver.java:526)
    at com.refread.fed.search.utils.WebDriverUtils.close(WebDriverUtils.java:711)
    at com.refread.fed.search.connector.headless.IEEE.searchResults(IEEE.java:106)
    at com.refread.fed.search.connector.headless.IEEE.main(IEEE.java:147)
Caused by: org.apache.http.conn.HttpHostConnectException: Connect to 127.0.0.1:7055 [/127.0.0.1] failed: Connection refused: connect
    at org.apache.http.impl.conn.DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.connect(DefaultHttpClientConnectionOperator.java:151)

Answer 1

Got the solution. Version compatible issue. Solved by changing the combination of selenium and firefox. Selenium version: 2.52.0 Firefox version: 45.2.0 It works for me.