Creating new templates from scratch, error loading form file

[Synthetronica]

I'm new to Joomla. After experimenting with using templates, I've decided I'd like to build my own. I found this page:

http://docs.joomla.org/Creating_a_basic ... !_template

But after following these instructions, I get a "500 Error loading form file" message when I click on the template in administration.

I searched around for this problem but didn't find an answer that worked for me.

Is there another from-scratch template tutorial for 1.7 I should use? Why did this error occur and how should I correct it?

[duyet]

Check your server error log file to see where the problem is coming from.

[Synthetronica]

I could find no errors in my server logs. What else can I do to troubleshoot this?

[Synthetronica]

If I copy an existing working template and install the copy, I do not get this error. Since I followed the tutorial I mentioned above, it seems logical that either the tutorial is missing important information or I overlooked something in the tutorial. Either way, I'd appreciate further advice on this issue.

[duyet]

I think the tutorial was written for 1.5 and updated with some 1.6 info. I'm not sure if it's complete for 1.7.

I did a quick compare between the tutorial and an default template (/templates/beez_20/index.php) and saw that it has one line missing in the tutorial:

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JHtml::_('behavior.framework', true);

I've never done any template myself, so i don't know if this is the problem. But you can try.

[Per Yngve Berg]

http://docs.joomla.org/Upgrading_a_Joom ... Joomla_1.6

[Synthetronica]

What file does that line go in? index.php?

[duyet]

/templates/beez_20/index.php