Blank catalog/index.php, after osCmax 2.5 RC1 Installation, works without problems with v2.0

[chicagola]

I get a blank catalog/index.php page after I completed a new osCmax 2.5 RC1 Installation. I re-downloaded osCmax 2.5 RC1 and did the install several times just to make sure that it was not corrupt, and I get the same problem. It worked fine with version 2.0, I checked the configure.php files (admin/includes and includes) and they contain all the same core info as the 2.0 version.

The installation screen gave me "The installation and configuration was successful!" It seems like a bug, but I was told that it was an installation issue.


http://69.64.95.38/catalog/index.php

The admin page works without a problem.

osCmax v2.5 RC1


I made the change to catalog/includes/application_top.php to see error reporting, and nothing shows for this either.

// set the level of error reporting
// error_reporting(E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE & ~'E_DEPRECATED');

// KISS Error Handling & Debugging by FWR Media
// include_once 'includes/kiss_error_handler.php';


MySQL - 5.0.45
PHP 5.1.6 (Zend: 2.1.0)
CentOS 5
Apache/2.2.3

[pgmarshall]

I have to say this is an odd one. If php was crashing it would tell you ... this implies that the file is completely blank.

Can you check that the file is actually on the server and it has a size. (eg. 2kB etc.)

Regards,

[ridexbuilder]

I have seen this on another site but assumed that it was due to PHP 4

HTTP Server: Apache/2.0.52 (Red Hat) PHP Version: 4.4.9 (Zend: 1.3.0)

Never got back to investigating and it was with Beta 3.
[Note: installed on my own server, it worked no problem. Conclusion - server environment]

[chicagola]

Yes, this one has me baffled, thanks for looking at it. The files are all on the server where they belong, with what appears to be the correct code, and I attached them to this post:

index.php 28k
admin/includes/configure.php 3k,
includes/configure.php 3k

oscmax version 2.0 works great, but not version 2.5. I am bummed, because 2.5 looks really great and I can't wait to use it

Let me know if there is anything else that I can post which would help to find the problem ...

[chicagola]

I did another install on another domain of the same server, and the same problem ... a blank catalog/index.php. I get the message at the beginning:


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The webserver environment has been verified to proceed with a successful installation and configuration of your online store.

Please continue to start the installation procedure.
-----

Congratulations! Your admin folder has been renamed to .

If you would like to read more information about further security measures you can take a look at the Wiki documentation.

The installation and configuration was successful!

------


One strange thing that happens is that the "Administration Tool" button at the end of the installation creates a link with an extra forward slash in it ...

claud.com


If I take out the extra slash, the Administrative Tool works fine, but I still get a blank catalog/index.php ... not sure if that means anything ...


Also, php.ini has reg_global=on, long_arrays=on
reg_global=on, long_arrays=on

[pgmarshall]

Can you try installing on a local machine running WAMP or similar.

Instructions are in the wiki ... I am sure this is a server environment issue.

Regards,

[michael_s]

chicagola,

I am interested in debugging this further. Would you be willing to let me have FTP access to your test installation on that server? I want to experiment with possible solutions and try to track down the cause. If that sounds acceptable, PM me with an FTP login and I will run several test installations on your server.

[michael_s]

The problem is that he is running php 5.1 and needs to be running a minimum of PHP 5.2.

The php error was:

PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var() in /var/www/vhosts/redmonkeydesigns.com/httpdocs/catalog/includes/modules/ultimate_seo_urls5/classes/usu.php on line 57

filter_var was introduced in php v5.2.

[chicagola]

Is PHP 5.2 required for oscmax 2.5? Is there a link to the oscmax 2.5 system requirements?

I checked the error log and I see these error messages several times:

[Tue Apr 12 12:12:48 2011] [error] [client 68.3.81.35] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var() in /var/www/vhosts/sitename.com/httpdocs/catalog/includes/modules/ultimate_seo_urls5/classes/usu.php on line 57, referer: osCmax e-Commerce

[Tue Apr 12 12:16:06 2011] [error] [client 68.3.81.35] PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function filter_var() in /var/www/vhosts/sitename.com/httpdocs/catalog/includes/modules/ultimate_seo_urls5/classes/usu.php on line 57

[Tue Apr 12 12:20:18 2011] [error] [client 68.3.81.35] Directory index forbidden by Options directive: /var/www/vhosts/sitename.com/httpdocs/catalog/images/categories/, referer: osCmax v2.5 RC1

[michael_s]

Yes php 5.2 minimum is required for osCmax v2.5:
http://wiki.oscdox.com/v2.5/introduction