Title: WordPress 2.2 – Crashes Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # WordPress 2.2 – Crashes * [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * (@marcdavid) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/) * I’ve done a fresh install of WordPress 2.2 and after a few changes to permalinks or pretty much anything… * It eventually crashes with a 500 internal server error. * From what I can tell, I am using… * PHP version: 4.3.11/w Zend MySQL version: 4.0.27-standard * I used Fantastico to install Word Press 2.2 from my hosts cPanel. * Using ThirdSphere. * I’ve removed it, deleted all the files in the directory and reinstalled it. * Used the default theme. * Eventually it crashes out with a 500 error. * RewriteBase: argument is not a valid URL * Is about the only error I can see happening at the time it goes down. * My guess from these threads is that my host is on an older version of PHP and or Zend that is causing these issues. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Thread Starter [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * (@marcdavid) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-572937) * If I updated my permalinks.. * It crashes. * If I go to my cPanel and delete the .htaccess file that is created by default. * It works. * But if I update the permalinks again, it crashes. * This is .htaccess file that keeps getting created every time I delete it. * # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase Array/ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule. Array/index.php [L] * # END WordPress * Thread Starter [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * (@marcdavid) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-572967) * It really revolves around the .htaccess file. * Everytime I get the 500 internal server errors. I delete the .htaccess file and I can get back in. * Mind you, there’s nothing different about the default that keeps getting created vs. the one that seemed to break the installation. * Thread Starter [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * (@marcdavid) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573006) * Fresh install. * Absolutely no plug-ins installed at all. * [donaldireton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/donaldireton/) * (@donaldireton) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573008) * Please type correctly. * Dont type a little bit * then make a new line * then keep typing * But i would try installing it your self (Downloading the .zip, Uploading it. Installing) and then try it to see fi that works. * [Les Bessant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lesbessant/) * (@lesbessant) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573021) * If you’re getting 500 errors, you need to ask your host for the error logs. These will give more detail about what’s going wrong. * Thread Starter [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * (@marcdavid) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573022) * Totally deleted everything in the folder. * Created a MySQL database and user with full privilages. * Uploaded all the files. Ran the install script. Noticed php errors right off. * Once installed, I couldn’t get past the login screen without numbers php errors. * Went back to the Fantastico installation. It’s up again but soon explodes with the same .htaccess: RewriteBase: argument is not a valid URL * Once I make any modifications. * [Les Bessant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lesbessant/) * (@lesbessant) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573137) * You need to ask your host. They will have error logs which might offer some clues, or they might need to reconfigure something that is broken for your site. * Thread Starter [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * (@marcdavid) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573142) * Resolved by my host. I asked them what fixed it but didn’t receive an answer. I don’t think 2.2 was completely compatible with their setup and they either had to upgrade PHP, Zend or MySQL or they fixed the Fantastico installation. * I did a totally fresh, FTPed install not using Fantastico as a last resort yesterday. It still did not work. So it was on my host’s end. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘WordPress 2.2 – Crashes’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 8 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [marcdavid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcdavid/) * Last activity: [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-22-crashes/#post-573142) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics