Try adding
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php
to the top of your WordPress .htaccess file.
I don’t have a .htaccess file. I looked in the root folder and forced hidden files but nothing is there.
When I created the .htaccess file and uploaded it I got the following message on my website: IISPassword, The page cannot be displayed.
Not sure what to do next.
Remove the .htaccess file and contact your hosts for assistance.
WordPress wants the user apache to have read/write access and be the owner of the files. You can disable this feature by adding
define(‘FS_METHOD’, ‘direct’);
in the wp-config.php file.
I haven’t messed with the wp-config file yet. But I did contact my host. They created a .htaccess file and put it in the root directory. When they did I got the following message on my website’s home page (and control panel):
IISPassword
The page cannot be displayed
Should I try the wp-config file next?
Also, I removed the .htacess file and everything is back to normal.
