I was trying to figure out why one of my site is displaying just a blank or pure white on the screen. I ask friends to check and even I verify on different browsers and different IP location but the result is the same. Then I started to wonder why this is happening. I have went to the developers site of the script I am using but only I see are problems they encounter without or lack of support. Contacted also my hosting provider and check what went wrong.

With the checking I have done and response to the hosting provider, I finally came up to why the problem occurred. My hosting provider recently changed or installed a new php version. Now there lies the problem of my site. The script is not designed to work on php version 5.

So as far as my experience on this dilemma and loosing the traffic that should be going into my site, here are some tips before you install any kind of publicly available scripts for easier site set-up per se.

1. Be sure to check the requirements of the scripts you are using. Php version, sql database and other requirements the script is using.

2. Check for the scripts portability, availability and upgrades to the new version  versus its requirements.

3. Check for support if available on the script developer. There will be no problem if you will pay extra but at least the support is there for you to figure out the problem.

4. With regards, to tip number 3, check for upgrades or if the developer are still upgrading the script. Otherwise your site will be burned into nothing or the worst case compromised for vulnerability.

5. Check your hosting provider what softwares are installed and there corresponding version like php, database, and others capabilities like mod_rewrite.

6. In terms of search engine optimization, check if the scripts can be easily seo optimized. Or just an add-in to make it se friendly.

7. Make sure you know what you are doing.

8. Common sense!

Remember visitors to your site is important and will just forget your site at the end.