Magento 1.9.1.0 installation issue on Ubuntu

Question

I downloaded Magento 1.9.1.0 from magento.com website. When I try to install after unzip the down loader it gives me following error:

The localhost page isn’t working

localhost is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500

Answer 1

I too got similar kind of error it was my apache config file that was messed, I recommend you to follow this tutorial it will definitely help you in smooth installation.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-magento-on-ubuntu-14-04

Answer 2

Please enable errors from index.php file from the root of magento installation . To enable the errors replace the code below:-

if (isset($_SERVER['MAGE_IS_DEVELOPER_MODE'])) {
    Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
}
ini_set('display_errors', 0);

umask(0);

with:-

#if (isset($_SERVER['MAGE_IS_DEVELOPER_MODE'])) {
    Mage::setIsDeveloperMode(true);
#}
ini_set('display_errors', 1);

umask(0);

Now it will display you the actual cause of error which can be further handled