Blank Page after fresh install

[wgee]

I get a Blank Page for the store after a fresh install and the admin page comes up with an error page warning that my configure.php files have invalid paths or I never did the install. Checked both configure.php files and no invalid paths.

The following applies:
Zen- Cart v 1.3.9
Running Solaris 10 OS
No addons
Checked FAQ
Followeds steps in https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?
Add Code:
define('STRICT_ERROR_REPORTING', true);
to the file /includes/local/configure.php produces nothing.
Check cache directory for DEBUG messages, found none.

I get the following error in my Apache access logs when accessing store main page: GET /index.php HTTP/1.1" 500 -
Also get the following in Apache Error logs when accessing admin page: GET /admin/index.php HTTP/1.1" 200 2741
GET /includes/templates/template_default/images/logo.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -

My mysql database get populated with the store tables.
Any ideas on whats going on here?

[DrByte]

Many servers don't like the use of 777 permissions on files/folders, so you'll need to use a lower value.

Or, for the EXACT cause of YOUR 500 error, ask your hosting company. They can look it up in the server's logs.
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=63

[wgee]

This server has no problem with 777 permissions, running other pages with 777 permissions. The http 500 error is the generic error the web server gets when it cannot fulfill the request. There is no external malfunction with the web server. I am running other PHP apps that can access Mysql perfectly fine.

My zencart is failing after a call to autoload_func.php.

[DrByte]

Okay, so what's the exact error message recorded by the server, in the server's logs?

[wgee]

Sorry if I was not clear in explaining the errors earlier.
When accessing the main page i.e. "www.mydomain.com/index.php" I do not get any errors in the Apache web logs however in the access logs I get the following:
GET /index.php HTTP/1.1" 500 -

When accessing the admin page i.e "www.mydowmain.com/admin/index.php" I get an error in the Apache web logs as following:
GET /admin/index.php HTTP/1.1" 200 2741
GET /includes/templates/template_default/images/logo.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -

There were reported error in the servers system logs.

[DrByte]

however in the access logs I get the following:
GET /index.php HTTP/1.1" 500 -

Naturally, yes. The *access* logs will simply show a GET and a 500 response code. That's mostly all that the *access* logs will tell you.

It's the *error* or *mod_security* logs that you need to consult for the cause of 500 errors. The *access* logs are useless as far as causes of errors.

When accessing the admin page i.e "www.mydowmain.com/admin/index.php" I get an error in the Apache web logs as following:
GET /admin/index.php HTTP/1.1" 200 2741

That's entirely normal. A 200 response is not an error.

GET /includes/templates/template_default/images/logo.gif HTTP/1.1" 304 -

That's not an error. A 304 response simply means the page was requested and the cached copy of the file had not changed, so it didn't need to reload the image file. Again, completely normal. That's an access-log response, not an error-log response.

There were reported error in the servers system logs.

Um ... then please post them.

[wgee]

When accessing the main store page I do not get any error message written to the error log file, but the page is blank. Can you explain why this happens?

I made a mistake in my last response there are no reported errors in the system logs.

With the admin page the application is writing to the error logs. I see a page that states that "You are seeing this page for one or more reasons:"

Then it list two reasons.
1. I haven't completed the installation, which I have.

2. My /includes/configure.php and/or /admin/configure.php files contain an invalid path or invalid database-connection information.

I checked my paths over and over again paths are good. The database connection is good because my database was populated.