Zend framework: how to migrate a site

Question

I'm trying to copy a site built on ZF from production to a localhost environment. All files and db contents were copied but I just get a blank screen. No errors, nothing

Changes made in config.ini I added an entry for development:production

general.host = "localhost:8888"
db.adapter = PDO_MYSQL
db.params.host = localhost:8888
db.params.username = bla
db.params.password = bla
db.params.dbname = db_name

bootstrap.php

$frontController->registerPlugin(new Initializer('development'));

.htaccess contains a few basic directives but if I put some random stuff at the top I don't get Internal server errors so I don't think it even reaches the .htaccess stage.

Did I miss some kind of configuration somewhere?

EDIT:

I have code below in my bootstrap but still get a blank page. Very quickly, it barely loads at all

$frontController->registerPlugin(new Initializer('development'));    

$frontController->throwExceptions(true);

// Dispatch the request using the front controller. 
try {
    $frontController->dispatch();
}
catch (Exception $exception)
{
exit($exception->getMessage());

}

Answer 1

Try adding this line before running dispatch() on front controller object.

$frontController->throwExceptions(true);

On production systems throwing exceptions is almost always disabled, enabling it on dev could tell you more about the nature of the problem.

Answer 2

Yes, you probably missed some configuration.

Try setting display_errors=On in php.ini. You should be able to see what is going on.

Also, like suggested - try putting $frontController->throwExceptions(true) before calling dispatch().

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Regarding the .htaccess file - you need to put the AllowOverride All (or anything valid, other than None) in your apache.conf/vhosts config.