blank page on localhost/phpmyadmin Topic is solved

[kalkatr]

Hi. I want to install joomla on two computers . One has windows 10 and the other has windows 7. On the first one when I have finished installing xampp and trying to access localhost/phpmyadmin, it appears a blank page. on the other computer everything is fine. I have the same installation on both of them.
Can you help me please;

[shurikkan]

Hm... You must find server log file.

For Apache:
{server_folder}/logs/{project_name}-error.log

Open it in text redactor or you IDE and find reason.

P.S.: Install "clear server" on you local machine: Apache + PHP module + MySQL Server. Denwer, xampp and other - it's for noobs

[kalkatr]

Sorry, because i am newbie to joomla, i didn't understand what you are saying. Can you explain to me more simple;

[shurikkan]

C:\xampp\apache\logs\{project_name}-error.txt
Is there such a file on you disk?

You'd better ask this question on the official Apache forum (section XAMPP):
https://community.apachefriends.org/f/

[AMurray]

To see PHP errors (white screens) you need to turn error reporting on in php.ini. Refer to the XAMPP documentation for such things as that. There is probably also a way to configure php options through the GUI.

However, I don't know what your reference to phpMyAdmin is - yes it's an administrative tool for MySQL, but what has it to do with Joomla?

Is it your **joomla** installation giving the error or **phpMyAdmin**?

Your joomla site might be installed directly in "htdocs" (accessed by http://localhost/) or in a sub folder such as localhost/your-site (http://localhost/your-site).

Sorry I just don't understand your reference to phpMyAdmin in the context of your question

[AMurray]

[Post script to above ] Of course, you need PHPMyAdmin to create your DB for Joomla. Silly me.

Forget the stuff above, except for the comments about white-screen error, likely being a PHP error. You can turn on the error reporting in XAMPP's php.ini file. I'm not familiar with how exactly but the documentation should tell you.

I assumed you would have started the server

[24x7server]

Can you please enable the error reporting? You can enable it from php value. You can define it in php.ini file. You will the get thee exact error message.

[kalkatr]

I found php.ini file but I cant find the error reporting.

[ribo]

I found php.ini file but I cant find the error reporting.

Try to put

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display_errors = On

in your php.ini . You may have it off. After your change restart apache

[kalkatr]

ok. it is on. what i should next;

[ribo]

Sorry now i understood that your blank page is in phpmyadmin. Did you try http://localhost:8080/phpmyadmin ?

[ribo]

Also did you enable extension=php_mbstring.dll in php.ini ?

[kalkatr]

Sorry now i understood that your blank page is in phpmyadmin. Did you try http://localhost:8080/phpmyadmin ?

I tried as you told me , but it shows me that it cannot connect to localhost:8080

[kalkatr]

Also did you enable extension=php_mbstring.dll in php.ini ?

it is already enabled!

[kalkatr]

why my topic was moved here in "the lounge';

[imanickam]

The reason for the move is that the question is about setting up Xampp and phpMyAdmin - it is not about Joomla!

[AMurray]

IMHO, I think this topic is still relevant to Joomla installation as that was the OP's ultimate goal notwithstanding hitting the roadblock trying to get XAMPP to function.

@ kalkatr, I propose another solution - try WAMPServer or Uniform Server instead of XAMPP.

Which is the one not working - on Windows 10 or Windows 7?

The XAMPP downloads page doesn't list Windows 10 as a supported O/S. Maybe that is the trouble.

https://www.apachefriends.org/download.html

This might be getting beyond the scope of this forum, but I was just doing some research and wondered if "Port 80" is conflicting with anything else using it on the computer (such as Skype typically using Port 80 I think).

Another conflict to check is that IIS hasn't started as well as Apache. IIS uses Port 80 as does Apache.

the FAQ the XAmPPP site says this:

How can I get XAMPP working on port 80 under Windows 10?

By default, Windows 10 starts Microsoft IIS on port 80, which is the same default port used by Apache in XAMPP. As a result, Apache cannot bind to port 80.

To disable IIS from running on port 80, follow these steps:

Open the Services panel in Computer Management.
Search for the 'World Wide Web Publishing Service' and select it.
Click the link to 'Stop the service'.
Double-click the service name.
In the 'Startup type' field, change the startup type to 'Disabled'.
Click 'OK' to save your changes.

You should now be able to start Apache in XAMPP on port 80.

For more information, refer to the 'Troubleshoot Apache Startup Problems' guide included with XAMPP or this forum post.

A quick test you can do to see if the web server does actually work - does XAMPP have a default home page that showed before you attempted installing Joomla?

Last thing I can suggest (before you try the alternative suggestions), reinstall XAMPP and see if that makes a difference second time around.

Above you were also asking about where the php.ini file was, that is answered in the XAMPP FAQ/Documentation
https://www.apachefriends.org/faq_windows.html.

Sorry for long answer, just trying to be sure that you have considered these sorts of things.

[kalkatr]

Did you resolve the issue(s) you had with phpMyAdmin - refer viewtopic.php?f=48&t=953784

yes I solved it from "changing the appache default ports":
https://community.apachefriends.org/f/v ... 84#p239064

Thank you.