XF 2.1 HTTP ERROR 500 while installing

[FedericoS]

Hello everyone!
I am trying to install XenForo on my test VPS. When I upload all files and go to mydomain.com/install, it gives me this error:


Thanks for reading

 

[Paul B]

Check the sever error log.

There may be some details there on the 500 error.

 

[FedericoS]

Spoiler: Error log

[Mon Jul 29 00:49:05.333439 2019] [mpm_prefork:notice] [pid 406] AH00163: Apache/2.4.29 (Ubuntu) configured -- resuming normal operations
[Mon Jul 29 00:49:05.333461 2019] [core:notice] [pid 406] AH00094: Command line: '/usr/sbin/apache2'
[Mon Jul 29 17:24:51.736313 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23449] [client 37.119.101.161:52941] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/index.php on line 10, referer: http://144.76.178.211/
[Mon Jul 29 17:24:51.755485 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23449] [client 37.119.101.161:52941] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/index.php on line 10, referer: http://144.76.178.211/
[Mon Jul 29 17:25:12.874078 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23446] [client 37.119.101.161:52950] PHP Warning:  file_put_contents(/var/www/html/wiki/public/../storage/views/1686cc6cf5ffd64992a2dfb720f59e0d51cfa5d5.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/wiki/vendor/illuminate/filesystem/Filesystem.php on line 122, referer: http://144.76.178.211/wiki/
[Mon Jul 29 17:25:12.874121 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23446] [client 37.119.101.161:52950] PHP Warning:  include(/var/www/html/wiki/public/../storage/views/1686cc6cf5ffd64992a2dfb720f59e0d51cfa5d5.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /var/www/html/wiki/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php on line 43, referer: http://144.76.178.211/wiki/
[Mon Jul 29 17:25:12.874130 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23446] [client 37.119.101.161:52950] PHP Warning:  include(): Failed opening '/var/www/html/wiki/public/../storage/views/1686cc6cf5ffd64992a2dfb720f59e0d51cfa5d5.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/wiki/vendor/illuminate/view/Engines/PhpEngine.php on line 43, referer: http://144.76.178.211/wiki/
[Mon Jul 29 17:25:19.589941 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 879] [client 37.119.101.161:52958] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/index.php on line 10, referer: http://144.76.178.211/
[Mon Jul 29 17:25:19.589986 2019] [php7:error] [pid 879] [client 37.119.101.161:52958] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/index.php on line 10, referer: http://144.76.178.211/
[Mon Jul 29 17:26:06.246795 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 880] [client 37.119.101.161:52977] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:26:06.246835 2019] [php7:error] [pid 880] [client 37.119.101.161:52977] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:10.499362 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 879] [client 37.119.101.161:53022] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:10.499394 2019] [php7:error] [pid 879] [client 37.119.101.161:53022] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.174816 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23449] [client 37.119.101.161:53023] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.174835 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23449] [client 37.119.101.161:53023] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.398105 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23448] [client 37.119.101.161:53025] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.398140 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23448] [client 37.119.101.161:53025] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.545670 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 880] [client 37.119.101.161:53027] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.545699 2019] [php7:error] [pid 880] [client 37.119.101.161:53027] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.713025 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23445] [client 37.119.101.161:53029] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.713062 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23445] [client 37.119.101.161:53029] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.905668 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23447] [client 37.119.101.161:53031] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:11.905714 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23447] [client 37.119.101.161:53031] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.052747 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23444] [client 37.119.101.161:53033] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.052779 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23444] [client 37.119.101.161:53033] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.208220 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 24774] [client 37.119.101.161:53035] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.208268 2019] [php7:error] [pid 24774] [client 37.119.101.161:53035] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.333892 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 879] [client 37.119.101.161:53037] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.333918 2019] [php7:error] [pid 879] [client 37.119.101.161:53037] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.480130 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23449] [client 37.119.101.161:53040] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:28:12.480164 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23449] [client 37.119.101.161:53040] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:29:10.281131 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23447] [client 37.119.101.161:53140] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:29:10.281157 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23447] [client 37.119.101.161:53140] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:29:14.073652 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 24774] [client 37.119.101.161:53162] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:29:14.073675 2019] [php7:error] [pid 24774] [client 37.119.101.161:53162] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:30:10.771861 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 23448] [client 66.249.81.96:63724] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:30:10.771892 2019] [php7:error] [pid 23448] [client 66.249.81.96:63724] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:30:10.904085 2019] [php7:warn] [pid 880] [client 37.119.101.161:52912] PHP Warning:  require(/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11
[Mon Jul 29 17:30:10.904110 2019] [php7:error] [pid 880] [client 37.119.101.161:52912] PHP Fatal error:  require(): Failed opening required '/var/www/html/xf/src/XF.php' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php') in /var/www/html/xf/install/index.php on line 11

 

[Paul B]

Looks like file permissions are the issue.

 

[FedericoS]

I have chmod the entire directory on the server (777 and 0777)

 

[FedericoS]

Solved re-uploading XF folder

 

[Thangvip9x]

Please remove folder and re-upload is ok