Blank screen after install!

New Member Joined: Mar 14, 2006 Posts: 17

Ok, I tagged along in another topic, but I'm sure this belongs in this section of the forums.

After installing the 2.0 distro, I get a blank white screen. I tried to load up config.php with error reporting turned "on," but still a blank white screen.

Any ideas. I am almost at the critical stage of where this site needs to be up "yesterday."

Any help is appreciated.

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:23 am

Do you mean blank main page or blank admin area or blank forums admin?
What versions of mysql and php are you using?
Is this installed on a conventional web hosting environment or is it on a local box?
Have you verified the tables were created?

Did you get any error messages during the installation process?

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:49 am

PHP v 4.4.1
MySQL v 4.0.25-standard

My host is shieldhost.com

I can not access anything. Every file I try to access is blank white (exept for the image files), so blank index.php and admin.php should answer that.

No error messages, ran installsql.php fine and setup.php fine. Database was connected sucessfully and everything.

These are my installsql.php results for the database:

config.php file found!
Successfully connected to localhost as user deadecom_evo and assigned password!
Database deadecom_raven found!

The site can be found at [ Only registered users can see links on this board! Get registered or login! ]

There are 105 tables installed in my database. Is that about right?

Thanks for the speedy reply! I'm here all day.

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:29 am

FYI, this all loaded perfectly fine in my local box.

That installation went very smoothly, utilizing the same exact steps. This leads me to believe there is a problem with the MySQL. Any ideas?

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:28 am

Also, I am looking to put this on my non-local host. So I still need help. In case the post above confused.

New Member Joined: Apr 04, 2006 Posts: 4

I'm having the same issue I installed the forum from scratch the installation went well all was connecting and it said it had done deleted the installation folder as it asked but got a blank home page and admin area.

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 5:50 am

derekmac, I see that your site seems to up and just fine. What did you find that was wrong with it. This resolution might help out caretaker too.

Thanks!

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 11:58 am

montego wrote:

derekmac, I see that your site seems to up and just fine. What did you find that was wrong with it. This resolution might help out caretaker too.

Thanks!

I think it's my FTP program's fault it's smartftp being a #### I seen another post that recommended WS_FTP so I have Raven to thank for that as it did the job.

Thanks for the help.

Thanks
Caretaker

Hangin' Around Joined: Oct 23, 2004 Posts: 25

i also installed everything correctly the INSTALLATION/installSQL.php went as suppose to and INSTALLATION/setup.php was correct and i renamed the INSTALLATION file and when i go to mysite.com/admin.php i get this.

I detect some installation files still located in your INSTALLATION folder.

To continue would expose your site to damage.

You must either delete the INSTALLATION folder or rename it in order to proceed!

can you help?

Involved Joined: Oct 09, 2006 Posts: 413 Location: UK

do as it says..

Go into your files and delete the whole folder named INSTALLATION

Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 10:17 pm

I did delete the whole folder.did you think i only deleted some of it.now can tell how to get my site back up and running

Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 1:11 am

can you link us?

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 1:21 am

It sounds like your ftp software is giving you problems. Renaming the INSTALLATION directory should have allowed you to continue - at least that has been my experience from the dozens of sites I have installed.

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 4:18 am

You are correct i was listening to music on my computer while uploading the files.That was the only difference from it not working to it working.

Now can you tell me this:

I deleted all the themes but your initial ravenscripts theme and then uploaded some themes that i like,that work with 7.6 and the right blocks arent there but on your theme.

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 5:15 am

nvm i found the topic thanks guys

Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 8:48 am