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  • mindbuster
    Senior Member
    • Oct 2002
    • 223
    #1

    Localhost install, blank page after vB install.

    I installed vB 3.0.4 testboard on localhost (winXPpro), i used the XAMPP from http://www.apachefriends.org/en/ to install apache/php/mysql etc.

    Everything went fine, the server works fine, and i could easily install vB, all the way to step 13, i deleted the install.php, but im getting blank pages when trying to go to adminCP, also when trying to view the forums at htdocs/forums/index.php.



    I searched these forums for same problem, this thread...
    Localhost installation not working... - vBulletin Community Forum
    http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=113087&highlight=blank+page
    I installed Apache on my local computer. Version 2.0.50. Using URL http://localhost brings up an Apache screen. This is working fine. Installed PHP. Version 5.0.0. Ran a test.php file and it is working fine. Installed MySQL 4.0.20 and went into the command prompt and created databases, changed the root password, granted

    ...didnt help, i couldnt find anywhere using the XP search that contained the words "mysqllib.dll", i searched for words in all files.
    Also my "extension=php_mysql.dll" in php.ini was already uncommented.

    What could be the cause ?
    http://www.entropiaforum.com
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    • Floris
      Senior Member
      • Dec 2001
      • 37767
      #2
      Make sure your pages are 100% and in ascii (except images)

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        • mindbuster
          Senior Member
          • Oct 2002
          • 223
          #3
          Originally posted by Floris
          Make sure your pages are 100% and in ascii (except images)
          What do you mean by "100%" ?

          All files are there and uploaded as ascii (except images).
          http://www.entropiaforum.com

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            • Steve Machol
              Former Customer Support Manager
              • Jul 2000
              • 154488
              #4
              The white pages are due to one of these causes:

              1. You did not upload the vB files correctly. Reupload the vB non-image files and make sure you upload these in ASCII format and that you overwrite the ones on the server. Make sure you upload the 3.0.4 Admin CP files to the admincp directory specified in your config.php file.

              2. You have extra space or lines in your config.php file. Make sure there is no whitespace or extra lines in config.php either before the <?php or after the ?>.

              3. You have added code to your header, headinclude or phpinclude templates that is no longer functional.
              Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
              Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

              Steve Machol Photography

              Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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                • mindbuster
                  Senior Member
                  • Oct 2002
                  • 223
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Steve Machol
                  The white pages are due to one of these causes:

                  1. You did not upload the vB files correctly. Reupload the vB non-image files and make sure you upload these in ASCII format and that you overwrite the ones on the server. Make sure you upload the 3.0.4 Admin CP files to the admincp directory specified in your config.php file.

                  2. You have extra space or lines in your config.php file. Make sure there is no whitespace or extra lines in config.php either before the <?php or after the ?>.

                  3. You have added code to your header, headinclude or phpinclude templates that is no longer functional.
                  I've read that copy/paste a dozen times when searching for a solution, and it's none of those 3 thnx though.
                  http://www.entropiaforum.com

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                    • Steve Machol
                      Former Customer Support Manager
                      • Jul 2000
                      • 154488
                      #6
                      Those are the causes of this problem that I'm aware of. It's possible you've uncovered a previously unknown cause.
                      Steve Machol, former vBulletin Customer Support Manager (and NOT retired!)
                      Change CKEditor Colors to Match Style (for 4.1.4 and above)

                      Steve Machol Photography

                      Mankind is the only creature smart enough to know its own history, and dumb enough to ignore it.


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                        • Wayne Luke
                          vBulletin Technical Support Lead
                          • Aug 2000
                          • 74151
                          #7
                          Open your php.ini file (should be in c:\windows\ on most installations). Find the line that looks like this:

                          Code:
                           display_errors = Off
                          Change it to
                          Code:
                           display_errors = On
                          Reload the vBulletin page and paste any errors shown in this thread.
                          Translations provided by Google.

                          Wayne Luke
                          The Rabid Badger - a vBulletin Cloud demonstration site.
                          vBulletin 5 API

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                            • mindbuster
                              Senior Member
                              • Oct 2002
                              • 223
                              #8
                              display_errors was already on, still getting blank page with the following source...

                              Code:
                               
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"></HEAD>
<BODY></BODY></HTML>
                              http://www.entropiaforum.com

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