ok dudes,
first of all sorry for my no-fluent rusty english
but it seems I'm italian ;) anyhow...

some people ask my through email (it's a bad way to get in touch with forums my friend...share your knowledge posting help INSTEAD!) something about the problem mentioned in the subject.

remember this post would like to be a solution to the problem and NOT A STEP TO STEP explanation to solve it!

ok, the problem (and i suppose it is one of many others)I solved during XOOPS installation is related to the blank page after db confirmation. This problem was originally posted by VI_Knight (2003/10/4 19:54:02) and the blank page appears because the php code of XOOPS cannot finds support during it's connection to your MySQL db :-\ arghhhh

CHECK IF YOU HAVE A MySQL EXTENSION INSTALLED BEFORE!
PLEASE USE <?php phpinfo();?> in a .php file and run it.

This problem (on my linux box) was caused by a missing MySQL extension under php. If you're using a mandrake distribution like me all you have to do is install the MySQL support for php (i suppose every RPM-working distribution will do it!) :) eheh

But, if you downloaded the php source the only way to solve the problem is to recompile php with MySQL extension support Es.

# ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/php \
--with-mysql=/usr/local/mysql --with-apxs=/usr/local/apache/bin/apxs \
--enable-xslt --with-xslt-sablot=/usr/local/sablot --with-dom=/usr/local/libxml \
--with-zlib --with-iconv --with-expat-dir=/usr/local/expat

in this example i'm installing php as a dynamic module for apache with MySQL support and some xml stuff ;)

THAT's all !X!
remeber you can check the documentation related to compiling the source code (www.php.net)

GOOD LUCK MY FRIENDS
SHARE YOUR KNOWLEDGE
IT WILL BE A BETTER WORLD ;)

THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE MY FRIENDS!

the "blank page" problem under linux environment may be caused by a php missing support for mysql, while it is present by default under windows environment. XOOPS tries to connect to db but php ignore it and the blank page appears :( arghhhh

So just recompile the php with MySQL support using ./configure and --with-mysql

I got apache 2 on my mandrake 9.1 so i used the internal MySQL lib instead of the lib under MySQL package but if you want to use MySQL lib point --with-mysql to MySQL directory (see php site for extra info about MySQL extension!)

NO MORE BLANK PAGE AFTER THE DB CONFIRMATION SETTINGS!!!

yeahhhh XOOPS works fine, throw confetti in the air and run in small circles under it.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
HERKO, MVANDAM and VI_Knight !!!

THE SOLUTION IS SIMPLE MY FRIENDS!

the "blank page" problem under linux environment may be caused by a php missing support for mysql, while it is present by default under windows environment. XOOPS tries to connect to db but php ignore it and the blank page appears :( arghhhh

So just recompile the php with MySQL support using ./configure and --with-mysql

I got apache 2 on my mandrake 9.1 so i used the internal MySQL lib instead of the lib under MySQL package but if you want to use MySQL lib point --with-mysql to MySQL directory (see php site for extra info about MySQL extension!)

NO MORE BLANK PAGE AFTER THE DB CONFIRMATION SETTINGS!!!

yeahhhh XOOPS works fine, throw confetti in the air and run in small circles under it.

SPECIAL THANKS TO:
HERKO, MVANDAM and VI_Knight !!!

thanks to all the replies my friend i really appreciate
your help but the problem still remain :( sigh

in deep:

a) mvandam, MySQL is working fine on linux machine because I installed a XOOPS 2.0.5 on windows environment pointing on a database resident on the linux box! IT SOUNDS GOOD eheh

b) nocjock, calling admin.php give me only another blank page and please note that my installation was not finished yet. THE LAST PAGE I SEE DURING XOOPS INSTALLATION IS "CONFIRM DATABASE SETTING" with db hostname, db username, db name and table prefix! Yesterday I noticed that after the blank page appears even the /index.php located in the root directory becomes fake and it doesn't redirect anymore to /install/index.php so if i want to re-try the installation i need to point my browser directly to /install/index.php manually!

HELP ME HELP ME :) it's an apache 2 related error? it's a wrong php module installation (but a <?php phpinfo();?> tell me it's all ok under linux environment!)

ACTUALLY I GOT THIS SERVER VERSION:
mandrake 9.1 (1.6.91mdk)
apache 2.0.47
php 4.3.1
mysql 4.0.11a - 5.1mdk

i suppose it's a chmod or users/groups related problem arghhhh because i didn't get a blank page under windows environment!

Anyway, on mandrake 9 after the installation step "confirm database setting", i remain with an idiot blank page on the addresshttp://myhost/myurl/install/index.php

Maybe could it be something related to apache 2 new version?
uhmmmm sorry i don't know

HELP ME!!! David

ps. this testX were personally made:

1) install XOOPS under apache windows environment with database configuration pointing at my linux box mysql--> OK

2) installation cross testX with different browsers (konqueror, mozilla, nautilus,bla,bla,bla) from my linux box under windows environment --> ALL OK ! XOOPS seems to hate only my linux/apache environment MySQL WORKS FINE APACHE WORKS FINE BUT MY HEAD CRASHED :( sigh SOS SOS SOS
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i got the same problem TOO! damn

i suppose it's a chmod or users/groups related problem arghhhh because i didn't get a blank page under windows environment!

Anyway, on mandrake 9 after the installation step "confirm database setting", i remain with an idiot blank page on the addresshttp://myhost/myurl/install/index.php

Maybe could it be something related to apache 2 new version?
uhmmmm sorry i don't know

HELP ME!!! David

ps. this testX were personally made:
1) install XOOPS under apache windows environment with database configuration pointing at my linux box mysql--> OK
2) installation cross testX with different browsers (konqueror, mozilla, nautilus,bla,bla,bla) from my linux box under windows environment --> ALL OK ! XOOPS seems to hate only my linux/apache environment :( sigh SOS SOS SOS
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