Internal server error and index.php

  • inash123

    (@inash123)


    18 years, 1 month ago

    Ok….I am slowly going mad here…
    I installed a copy of the wordpress blog software on my server and am trying to get it to work.
    The whole admin side works perfectly, I can write posts, edit posts, do everything.
    But when I try to load up the index.php page, I get a 500 internal server error.
    I have spent the past four days going through the wordpress forums and the entire web trying to find a solution.
    I have contacted my own server tech people for help…I have created an .htaccess file, then deleted it…I have modified the php.ini file, then changed it back…I have tried everything with no luck.
    I am this close to just deleting the entire directory and forgetting about the whole thing. But I really, really want it to work.
    Can anyone help? At all?

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  • Michael Bishop

    (@miklb)

    18 years, 1 month ago

    Are you sure your theme is installed properly? Just double check under presentation.

    Thread Starter inash123

    (@inash123)

    18 years, 1 month ago

    Yes…I even tried to change the them and it said “new theme activated” but when I clikced “view site” it gave me the same 500 error. When I go to manage>files> I get a blank .htacess file. Should I add something to it? Thanks for your help.

    Michael Bishop

    (@miklb)

    18 years, 1 month ago

    you don’t add anything to it, WP will write it, IF, the file has write permissions. from the codex Using_Permalinks

    A few cautions about creating and editing your .htaccess file:

    * You must have FTP access to create the .htaccess file
    * You must chmod the .htaccess file to 666 to edit it with the WordPress template editor. Do not leave your file’s permissions set to 666 as it may be accessible by anyone. After applying the permalinks, change the permissions to something stronger, like 660, to protect it.
    * If you leave whitespace at the end of your .htaccess file, it may make all pages on your site unavailable (though they will still exist, and your data will not be harmed). If this happens, delete the .htaccess file and create a new one.

    Thread Starter inash123

    (@inash123)

    18 years, 1 month ago

    Ok so I just changed my permalink structure and then chmoded .htaccess to 66o

    Then I chmoded the directories and index.php to 755

    now this is what I get when i try to load up index.php

    Forbidden
    You don’t have permission to access /flabby/ on this server.

    Did I just mess up or is this progress?

    Thread Starter inash123

    (@inash123)

    18 years, 1 month ago

    Ok…now the 500 error is showing again.
    Any advice would be MUCH appreciated.

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