I’m getting a 500 error on install, but databases are being created and the last one installed is import_maps.
Is this possibly just a timeout error? If so where would I make changes?
There are several timeouts and resource limits in your php.ini. Typical ones I increase are:
memory_limit
max_execution_time
max_post_size
max_upload_size
Then restart your web server and try again.
You should also learn to check your logs, since they will tell you exactly what is going wrong. It might not be anything related to limits.
Make sure you set up Linux permissions according to installation guide, adapting it to your case.
I got it to install but now I get this on the load of the first page (after install sucess > Next)
address bar says: <>/crm/index.php?action=Login&module=Users
at the top of the blank page is: For optimal experience using IIS/FastCGI sapi, set fastcgi.logging to 0 in your php.ini file.
So try doing that change in php.ini and restart your web server.
And check your logs for errors, namely upgradeWizard.log or install.log (whichever you find on the root of your suitecrm installation)