Can't Install - Just a Blank Screen

[JZach]

I apologize if this answer is already up here, but I've spent a good majority of the last two days searching this forum and the joomla forums trying to just install.

I'm using a MacBook Pro and running a test site in MAMP with Joomla 1.5.10. I'd like to try Fabrik out, but can not. I've tried installing every version I can get my hands on with the same result: after I hit "Upload File & Install" I just get a blank screen.

I've also tried to install from directory with an unzipped folder in my tmp file. I get closer. Fabrik says to wait for three successful installs. I get one, and Fabrik does show up in my components menu. But, when I click to start a new database, I get the same blank screen.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

 

[JZach]

Problem solved. The white screen of death in MAMP is from the php memory being set too low (mine was set at 8mb). Here's what I did in case anyone is interested:

? Went to the phpinfo tab (open start page to see that option) in MAMP and searched for "memory." There I found "memory limit" was set to 8mb.
? Then located the php.ini file. /Applications/MAMP/conf/php5/php.ini Open that file in textedit (on a Mac).
? Edit the memory_limit parameter in the php.ini file (usually in a section called Resource Limits), memory_limit = 64M. If there is no section already for this, place the above line at the end of the file.
? Restart Apache
? Re-installed Fabrik

Fabrik is working perfectly.

 

[cheesegrits]

Correct, we do recommend a minimum of 32MB, and preferably 64MB. And it definitely won't run (or apparently install!) with 8MB or less.

-- hugh