WordPress 2.2 – 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.

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  • Thread Starter marcdavid

    (@marcdavid)

    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
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase Array/
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . Array/index.php [L]
    </IfModule>

    # END WordPress

    Thread Starter marcdavid

    (@marcdavid)

    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

    (@marcdavid)

    Fresh install.

    Absolutely no plug-ins installed at all.

    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.

    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

    (@marcdavid)

    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.

    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

    (@marcdavid)

    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.

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