Installing 1.5.4 with php 5.2.17

Hi

I've done a fresh install of version 1.54 and after getting a white admin screen, followed Dr Bytes thread
https://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.php?215694-Known-Bugs-%28and-fixes%29-with-v1-5-4
and changed

2. In the meantime, as a TEMPORARY fix, on line 118 of /admin/includes/classes/class.admin.zcObserverLogEventListener, change:
   Code:
   $levels = static::$levels;
   to:
   Code:
   $levels = self::$levels;

This now leaves me with an admin section with just a green band with no top or bottom menu items
Can anyone advise me the next step?

Or would it be better to install v.1.5.1. which I know works on this server and try to upgrade to 1.5.4?

thanks

Derek

You're seeing a "partial white page", which implies that there's a file in your /logs folder that contains information about the PHP error. If you post the contents, be aware that your admin-folder name will be included in the file-path associated with any error ... so make sure to obscure that value!

http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?124-blank-page

Derek Bryant:

This now leaves me with an admin section with just a green band with no top or bottom menu items
Can anyone advise me the next step?Later on in that same list of bugfixes is this which deals with that: #8

Derek Bryant:

Or would it be better to install v.1.5.1. which I know works on this server and try to upgrade to 1.5.4?
It would be better to use a modern version of PHP. Yes, I realize that creates a chicken/egg challenge.

many thanks everyone - the admin page is now ok - thank goodness for helpful people monitoring this forum!!
hopefully Hostroute will upgrade the php version soon

Derek