Softaculous Shambles - Wrong Version of PHP

Hi. I'm trying to install Dolphin via Softaculous because I can't install it using Sentora / Zpanel (See my other post)

I'm with DigitalOcean, running a Ubuntu VPS server and I downloaded and installed dolphin with Softaculous without any issues the other day. I then decided to install it again in another directory and all hell broke loose. Firstly it got to 98% then baulked by stating it couldn't access the database, a problem I never had before.

This happened three times in a row, but then it stopped at around 40%, the 70% stating that my copy of PHP is too old. It wants 5.3.0 or greater and mine is 5.5.9.

There are hundreds of complaints on the web about this problem and Softaculous say theres a "Pre Installer" where one can write some complex code to overcome the problem. First off, the pre-installer isn't available when you install from their site and hey - isn't Softculous designed for people without a vast knowledge of installing scripts?

Has anyone struck this problem and resolved it?

Please keep in mind that my install a week ago went as smooth as silk.

Ta

Demmy

First, redo your VPS with CentOS.  CentOS is based on Red Hat Enterprise.  Ubuntu was built to be a desktop OS, not a server OS.  I am guessing the VPS came with the LAMP stack ready to run.  No need to use cPanel here.

A lot of people have had issues when installing from Softaculous.  Best to create your database, upload the files and then follow the HELP guide above in setting the correct permissions on the files; easy to do with the Linux commands as outlined in the HELP guide.  You can ignore the errors because some of the files have been removed but the HELP guide has not been revised to remove them from the commands.

Hi GeekGurl,

I've been playing with Dolphin on and off for years and installed it on different computers and servers dozens of times. As I said, I've even installed it on this VPS server a few times, but all of a sudden Softaculous now claims my PHP is out of date.

Your comments about Centos is interesting because I received the same strong argumement to go with Ubuntu. Personally I don't care, but most of the tutorials which I need seem to be for Ubunto. As I can close my server at any time and start a new one, I'll consider Centos when I make the switch. I'll try Deano's advice on my Sentora thread before making the switch. I'll reboot the server before trying Softaculous again, but I'll look for the Sentora problem first. I'll keep you advised ans thanks for your suggestions.

Demmy