I've tried searching far and wide for this issue but haven't found any good resource. I am attempting to install drupal on a somewhat restricted server. I have WebDAV file access, database access via phpMyAdmin but no shell access and no ability to allow o+w permissions on directories or files. I have installed several drupal installations on my own local machine as well as another server on which I have full access so I am fairly familiar with the process.
On the restricted server I got as far as having the install script create the database tables and confirmed that they are all there with phpMyAdmin. I manually updated the settings.php file to enter the database credentials and set a base url. If I go to install.php I get the "Choose language" screen, select "install drupal in english" and then just get a blank screen.
I read that the directory sites/default/files needs to be given o+w access but I am unable to do that on this sever, is this something that is required for installation or can I get around it by making manual changes?
I received confirmation from my hosting provider that Drupal does in fact work on this host, and other people on the same host have successfully got it running, but I haven't been able to get a response from any of them for host-specific tips.
Any ideas? Thanks!
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"fixed" it
So I still don't know exactly what was going on and if the fact that I can't give o+w access to the file system has anything to do with this problem but I came up with a fix:
in the variable table in the database I changed the "install_task" value to s:4:"locale-initial-batch"; from the previous value it was stuck on "locale-initial-import". After navigating my web browser to the install script I got the next page in the install screen and was able to set my site name, admin account, etc. and successfully finish the install and can now access the installation normally.