Step 2 is blank

[robtotheb]

I am trying to test out Pligg on my Ubuntu desktop (Debian based linux). I have followed the install wiki to the letter but step two just shows the header and the title step 2 the rest on the page is blank. Any ideas?

[hm2k]

What version of Pligg are you using?

[kbeeveer46]

I'm not sure if the Wiki is up-to-date. Try installing Pligg while reading the installation instructions in README.txt.

[robtotheb]

I'm using Pligg 8.2.0 and my 1st attempt to install was following the README.TXT and I encountered the same problem.

[AshDigg]

When the page comes up in your browser and you "view source" do you see any errors?

[robtotheb]

No its blank too. This is the last bit of the source -

 <div class="contentdiv">
				<h2 class="weblog">Welcome</h2>
					<div class="divweblog">
	<div class="contentbody">
	  <h3>Step 2: </h3>

      <p>
	  <form id="form2" name="form2" method="post" action="install3.php">
  <input type="hidden" name="dbuser" value="rob" />
  <input type="hidden" name="dbpass" value="******" />
  <input type="hidden" name="dbname" value="pligg" />
  <input type="hidden" name="dbhost" value="localhost" />

I blanked out the password.

[AshDigg]

Thats a very odd place to die considering the next bit of code is just regular html...

<input type="hidden" name="tableprefix" value=

[onisemus]

I ran into the exact same problem. The issue isn't with the HTML text but with the php code that comes right after it. The very next lines start using MYSQL to access the Pligg database. You'll notice that the they're using the @ symbol when using the MYSQL functions - this suppresses any error you might get.

So I would suggest that your problem is that you don't have MYSQL configured under PHP for your server. You can check this for sure by looking at a phpinfo page (see here on instructions on how to do this) and seeing if the MYSQL module is loaded.

I'd recently reloaded my machine and hadn't realized that I hadn't enabled MYSQL - once I did that everything worked like a charm!!