Server Problems

[Little Mikey]

I just installed Uniform Server so I could dabble with some PHP. I downloaded Uniform Server 3.5 and when I start the server I get the purple screen that says Uniform Server but then the browser window just turns white. It is at http://localhost/apanal and I have navigarted through the URL to phpMyAdmin as well and all of the pages are blank white.

 

Any ideas on how I can solve this problem or what is causing it?

 

Thanks for your time.

[Ric]

White screen of death is an interesting one! Never seen that before and no error messages anyway that’s not going to get your server working.

 

Start the servers using Server_Start.bat at this point I am not interested in what’s displayed. Do you have a drive letter W that remains?

 

If it disappears or looks corrupted (little question mark on the icon) the chances are you have run another server and uninstalled it, they leave some dross (files) behind that is causing a conflict these need to be deleted.

 

Search your computer for PHP.INI & LIBMYSQL.DLL any that do not belong to Uniform Server delete them.

 

Assuming this is not the problem type http://localhost into your browser if you have not installed your own index page the default will be displayed (purple background with UniServer logo) however if your browser displays a white page it could be a anti-virus software issue.

 

Make sure your PC is not connected to the Internet and then disable your anti-virus protection and try the server again. If this resolves the problem you need to configure your anti-virus to allow port 80.

 

You may have been unlucky and your download was corrupted, download another copy and try that.

 

Generally your browser will display some error message a white screen is not very helpful.

 

Note:

http://localhost - will display the default page or your index page

http://locahost/apanel - will display the admin panel for UniServer

 

See if any of the above helps

All the best

Ric

[rosalindsanders]

It sounds like you are encountering a "white screen of death" issue, which is common in PHP when there are errors but error reporting is turned off. Here are some steps to troubleshoot and solve the problem with your Uniform Server setup:

1. Enable PHP Error Reporting

The white screen may be caused by PHP errors that are not displayed because error reporting is turned off by default. To enable error reporting:

• Open the php.ini configuration file, which is located in the Uniform Server directory (typically under something like \Uniform Server\udrive\usr\local\php).

• Find the following lines in the php.ini file and modify them as shown:

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