WP install Tomcat/PHP-JavaBridge

I am in the process of install WordPress on my local machine.

I have installed the PHP-JavaBridge according to the instructions here: https://php-java-bridge.sourceforge.net/pjb/tomcat6.php

As instructed, I installed all WordPress files in the directory created by the JavaBridge (the directory being renamed “wordpress”) akin to the instruction.

I created a phpinfo.php file (and for testing purposes indicated in the web.xml of the JavaBridge to phpinfo.php). The result being that browsing to localhost:8080/wordpress results in the presentation of the phpinfo. In other words, php is working on Tomcat.

I have hand edited the wp-config.php to access MySQL. And have changed the web.xml to indicate the welcome page as the WordPress index.php

Now browsing to localhost:8080/wordpress results in the presentation of “localhost is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500”

I am stumped.