HTTP ERROR 500 after trying to install multisite

  • Resolved smala3108

    (@smala3108)


    4 years, 9 months ago

    Does anyone know what the problem is?
    I tried installing wordpress multisite by first adding the code:

    define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);

    (yes, above;/* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */)

    to my wp-config file, but after this, my site keeps showing me the HTTP ERROR 500 error. Even after removing that line out of the config file, it is still not working. Does anyone know what the problem is? And how to solve it? I cant get to the admin panel wp-admin either, just my database and ftp.

    • This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by smala3108.
    • This topic was modified 4 years, 9 months ago by Jan Dembowski.

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  • Did you edit the WP-config file from FTP and accidentally did that while in Binary mode? Or maybe you broke it accidentally anyway.

    Either way, just save the file back from your backup copy and it will be fine.

    Thread Starter smala3108

    (@smala3108)

    @jnashhawkins Binary mode? I’m not sure. I just edited it in texteditor, added the line, saved it, kept the name and replaced it with the old one. I have tried to replace it back with the old (original) file without the ‘define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);’ code, but it is still showing HTTP Error. ??

    Every time I’ve clobbered that file it was during an FTP edit. The best replacement would be a restore of just that file from your last good backup from before the edit.

    If you saved a copy just before you edited it then rename the saved file back as needed or save it if you just stored it offline. The actual file name must be the same also.

    I have edited that file back manually but that’s a real pain.

    Worse comes to worst, you can edit the sample file with your data and put it back or restore just the files part of the last good backup but if you can’t get WordPress to run then you’ll need to do that manually.

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