Sophomore Jinx Installing Another MultiSite Get 500 Server Error

  • thealchemist

    (@thealchemist)


    13 years, 1 month ago

    I feel embarrassed that I am doing a second (new) install of MultiSite and I thought I learned from the first install. But, apparently not.

    I followed all the steps in the codex and referred to my notes regarding the httpd.conf and other nuances I learned the first go ’round. But, when I add the .htaccess file everything collapses into a 500 Server Access problem.

    I remove the file so I can access admin and I do not have a network admin area. If I go to Tools –> Network I get the message “Warning: An existing WordPress network was detected.”

    I know I must have missed a step. I was wondering if the mod_rewrite process is the culprit. The htaccess file on the first site contains <IfModule mod_rewrite.c> in the first line but what the admin/codex shows does not include it.

    I’d appreciate any direction.

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  • Andrea Rennick

    (@andrea_r)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    But, when I add the .htaccess file everything collapses into a 500 Server Access problem.

    that’s a server issue, not a multisite issue.

    So yeah, the mod rewrite part.

    Dial back to a single install and try pretty permalinks. Get them working first.

    Thread Starter thealchemist

    (@thealchemist)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    I have custom permalinks /%category%/%postname% are those pretty enough?

    I will check with the hosting folks to see what the deal is with mod rewrite.

    Thanks!

    Thread Starter thealchemist

    (@thealchemist)

    13 years, 1 month ago

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    (It perfectly safe for work.)

    Thread Starter thealchemist

    (@thealchemist)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    Well. I’m bitter. Giving up.

    Andrea Rennick

    (@andrea_r)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    On some hosts as soon as you change the htaccess file for multisite.. it barfs. go dad dy springs to mind.

    And your pretty permalinks aren’t working. 😉

    Thread Starter thealchemist

    (@thealchemist)

    13 years, 1 month ago

    Waiting to hear from them. Same people I have the other NSFW site on … so I know it can be done.

    Even though I have set the permalinks the way I have always done something keeps changing.

    Also, when I upgraded to WP 3.1 all the stuff beneath the text entry area disappeared and had to reupload 3.0.5. Maybe the switch back and forth created a problem.

    hmmm

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    13 years, 1 month ago

    Yeah, unless both sites are on the same server, each server can be set up differently. Kick your host a bit.

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