XOOPS Version: 2.0.16
Module Name/Version: install/index.php
PHP Version: 5.0.4
MySQL Version:
Web Server Software (Apache/IIS/Other): Apache 2.0.54
Operating System: Linux
Theme you are using: default
Custom template: (Yes/No)No
PHP Debug Messages: "Fatal error: Call to undefined function preg_match() in /data/xoop/install/index.php on line 77"

MySQL Debug Messages:
Smarty Debug Messages:
A full description of the issue:
Hi-- just trying first timer install. Got a blank page (header and blank body) that I found much written about. Went through process to get error messages. Now I get:

"Fatal error: Call to undefined function preg_match() in /data/xoop/install/index.php on line 77"

Without looking any further then basic's try re-uploading it...

I have installed and re-installed XOOPS on countless servers with ease and most of the time if something isn't working it is down to me...

Someone may have more info on where that error is from

Its morning, got a little sleep. I didn't recognize the preg_match() as a PHP function.

Since the error is that the function is undefined, I must not have all the PHP modules needed.

I'll look into that. Anyone else have an idea, thanks in advance.

PCRE is enabled on Windows versions of PHP by default - phpinfo() will tell you if it is enabled on your distribution.

Good Luck!

Just a follow-up. Had to re-make the php with pcre dso. Wasn't part of the default distro (surprising). As a note, besides the actions listed in the FAQs to see error messages instead of blank pages with page-errors, on the install.php, there was a function to disable error messages that I had to enable.