AJAX HTTP Result Code: 500 during install after progress bar batch installing modules during installation profile step

Updated: Comment #N

Problem/Motivation

Drupal 8 install:

PHP version 5.4.10
Browser: Safari Version 6.0.5 (7536.30.1)

1. Download git for Drupal 8
2. Setup database

3. Start installation
a. Choose language: Pick English and click Save and continue
b. Choose profile: Pick Standard and click Save and continue (http://localhost:8888/drupal_folder/drupal/core/install.php?langcode=en)
c. Verify requirements: Database type: MySQL, database name: drupal, database username: root, database password: root (http://localhost:8888/drupal_folder/drupal/core/install.php?langcode=en&...)
It was installing modules. The progress bar got to 100%.
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d. Received this error on this page: Installation profile (http://localhost:8888/drupal_folder/drupal/core/install.php?langcode=en&...):
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An AJAX HTTP error occurred.
HTTP Result Code: 500
Debugging information follows.
Path: http://localhost:8888/drupal_folder/drupal/core/install.php?langcode=en&...
StatusText: Internal Server Error
ResponseText:

e. Continued by clicking on "the error page"
f. Get a blank white screen on this page (http://localhost:8888/drupal_folder/drupal/core/install.php?langcode=en&...)
g. Able to get to the installed site by taking off (/core/install.php?langcode=en&profile=standard&id=1&op=finished) from url
h. Brings me to (http://localhost:8888/drupal_folder/drupal/). I was expecting the front page, but it brought me to the Log in screen.
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Proposed resolution

tbd

Remaining tasks

tbd

User interface changes

no

API changes

no

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