White page after deleting makeconfig

[Kev Collins]

When try to install 5.3.2 I get a white page after deleting the makeconfig file. We are running PHP version 7.0.23 and MySQL 5.5.54.
Could any one give any help and guidance please.

[Mark.B]

Try configuring the config file manually.
Instructions below:

I wrote this guide to manually installing vBulletin 5 on an Apache server, which should cover everything.

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1. Download the newest vB5 release from the members' area. https://members.vbulletin.com

2. Unzip the files and go to the "upload" folder.

3. You need to rename this file:

htaccess.txt

To:

.htaccess
(Note the 'dot' at the start)

4. You need to rename this file:

/config.php.bkp

To:

/config.php

Then, you need to rename this file:

/core/includes/config.php.new

To:

/core/includes/config.php

Then, in that file, you need to complete the following fields:

$config['Database']['dbname'] = 'forum';
Change forum to whatever your database name is.

$config['Database']['technicalemail'] = '[email protected]';
Change the email address to your own.

$config['MasterServer']['username'] = 'root';
Change root to the database username

$config['MasterServer']['password'] = '';
Enter the database password inside the '' marks.

All other fields should be left as default, unless your database is on a separate server, in which case this will need changing:

$config['MasterServer']['servername'] = 'localhost';

5. Upload all files to your server/webspace/whatever and browse to yourforumpath.com/core/install/install.php.

6. Enter your customer number and the installation will proceed.

7. Delete the /core/install directory after the installation has finished.

[Kev Collins]

Worked a treat many thanks.