Index: trunk/core/kernel/startup.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r1560 -r1635
--- trunk/core/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 1560)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/startup.php	(.../startup.php)	(revision 1635)
@@ -18,8 +18,28 @@
 	if( defined('DEBUG_MODE')&&DEBUG_MODE ) include_once(KERNEL_PATH.'/utility/debugger.php');
 }
 
+safeDefine('INPORTAL_TAGS', true);
+
+$reg = '/'.preg_quote (DOC_ROOT, '/').'/i';
+define('BASE_PATH', $base_path = ereg_replace('/admin', '', preg_replace($reg, '', str_replace('\\', '/', FULL_PATH))));
+
+safeDefine( 'SERVER_NAME', $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);
+safeDefine( 'KERNEL_PATH', DOC_ROOT.BASE_PATH.'/kernel4');
+safeDefine( 'PROTOCOL', 'http://');
+
 $vars = parse_portal_ini(FULL_PATH.'/config.php');
 
+if ($vars === false) {
+	global $rootURL;
+	echo 'In-Portal is probably not installed, or configuration file is missing.<br>';
+	echo 'Please use the installation script to fix the problem.<br><br>';
+	if ( !preg_match('/admin/', __FILE__) ) $ins = '/admin';
+	
+	echo '<a href="'.PROTOCOL.SERVER_NAME.BASE_PATH.$ins.'/install.php">Go to installation script</a><br><br>';
+	flush();
+	exit;
+}
+
 define('SQL_TYPE', $vars['DBType']);
 define('SQL_SERVER', $vars['DBHost']);
 define('SQL_USER', $vars['DBUser']);
@@ -29,15 +49,6 @@
 
 ini_set('memory_limit', '50M');
 
-safeDefine('INPORTAL_TAGS', true);
-
-$reg = '/'.preg_quote (DOC_ROOT, '/').'/i';
-define('BASE_PATH', $base_path = ereg_replace('/admin', '', preg_replace($reg, '', str_replace('\\', '/', FULL_PATH))));
-
-safeDefine( 'SERVER_NAME', $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME']);
-safeDefine( 'KERNEL_PATH', DOC_ROOT.BASE_PATH.'/kernel4');
-safeDefine( 'PROTOCOL', 'http://');
-
 define('MODULES_PATH', DOC_ROOT.BASE_PATH);
 define('EXPORT_PATH', DOC_ROOT.BASE_PATH.'/admin/export');
 define('GW_CLASS_PATH', MODULES_PATH.'/in-commerce/units/gateways/gw_classes'); // Payment Gateway Classes Path
Index: trunk/core/kernel/globals.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r1560 -r1635
--- trunk/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 1560)
+++ trunk/core/kernel/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 1635)
@@ -103,7 +103,9 @@
 {
 	function parse_portal_ini($file, $parse_section = false) 
 	{ 
-    	if( !file_exists($file) && !is_readable($file) ) die('Could Not Open Ini File'); 
+			if (!file_exists($file)) return false;
+		
+    	if( file_exists($file) && !is_readable($file) ) die('Could Not Open Ini File'); 
      
     	$contents = file($file);
     	
Index: trunk/globals.php
===================================================================
diff -u -r1566 -r1635
--- trunk/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 1566)
+++ trunk/globals.php	(.../globals.php)	(revision 1635)
@@ -2,7 +2,10 @@
 
 if (!function_exists('parse_portal_ini')) {
 	function parse_portal_ini($file, $parse_section = false) { 
-	    if(!file_exists($file) && !is_readable($file))  
+		
+			if (!file_exists($file)) return;
+		
+	    if(file_exists($file) && !is_readable($file))  
 	        die('Could Not Open Ini File'); 
 	     
 	    $contents = file($file);