Zend framework: how to migrate a site - zend-framework

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