LAMP and blank Pages

[RRosset]

Hey mates! I searched the forum looking for an answer with no luck at all. My problem is that i installed apache + mysql with no problem. I'm able to run a PHP page and to access MySQL through MySQL Query Browser. But i'm not able to access MySQL through my PHP scripts. I only get a blank page. I read in CI (codeigniter.com) that in windows they install a few dll, my question is, should i install something else in my ubuntu in order to use both mysql and php5 without blank page? I'm a web developer and I really need this in order to develope locally and not in a remote server.

Thanks in advance mates!

Bob

[LaRoza]

How did you install?

If you installed the recommended way:



sudo tasksel


(Select "LAMP" do not unselect anything!)

It should work fine.

You can try installing:



sudo aptitude install php5-mysql


For the library. Not a DLL, as that is Windows specific, but similiar concept.

[Can+~]

-Does it happen with any php file, even if it doesn't access a database, like a php with echo "Hello world"?
-Is the mysql-server running, and with anything in there? A database with a random table with content?
-Did you create a user with access to that database?
-Are you echoing the results after you do the query?
-*edited out LaRoza had an easier solution.*

It would be simpler if you post the php code.

[RRosset]

hueheuehu forget to install the client :P

My bad, thanks mates! you rock!

[t3s7a]

I also had my php files showing me a blank page, but the only thing that worked for my Ubunto 11.04 was:


sudo apt-get install php5 libapache2-mod-php5