500 Internal Server Error?

[diplomat.]

remember, im sort of a n00b when it comes to stuff like this...

i uploaded all my files to my server, and when i went to the link:

http://titaniumwg.com/forums

it gives me that error. what else should i do? all i have done so far is just uploaded all my files and CHmoded the ones that needed it. did i miss a step?

[Chris Cromer]

Does you host have some sort of error log? Because 500 error just isn't specific enough. In the error log it should give more info as to what caused the error.

[Grudge]

It seems to me that PHP isn't set up correctly...

Can you put a file into your forum directory called phpinfo.php and inside it put these contents:

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<?php
phpinfo();
?>


[diplomat.]

ok i added that into the /forums directory, still no dice.

i dunno what to do because im a n00b to this.

[Chris Cromer]

Do you have an error log or something? For instance the error page in cpanel?

[diplomat.]

would it be called 'Log Manager'? if so, yeah i see that

[Chris Cromer]

Well does it have any logs that pertain to those 500 errors? If not then, that's not the error log.

[diplomat.]

no im sorry. that must not be it then. if i do find it, what should i look for?

[Chris Cromer]

Well do you have cpanel?

[diplomat.]

i dont believe i do.

i was able to install phpbb2 with no problem, so i should be able to install smf also

[Chris Cromer]

Hmmm, maybe you need a special chmod for the files? Some hosts require executable files to be chmoded in certain ways.

[Ben_S]

http://www.titaniumwg.com/forums/phpinfo.php

If a simple phpinfo file wont run then php is broken in some way,

[diplomat.]

http://www.titaniumwg.com/forums/phpinfo.php

If a simple phpinfo file wont run then php is broken in some way,

but i was able to install phpbb with no problem

[diplomat.]

NVM!

i got it to work!

thanx for all the help guys, i appreciate it

[Chris Cromer]

Maybe you should mention what you did for future support questions.

[roblef]

NVM!

i got it to work!

thanx for all the help guys, i appreciate it

HOw, darnit!?!?!?!?!?!

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500 Server errors can be caused by incorrectly set file permissions.

[[Unknown]]

500 Server errors can be caused by incorrectly set file permissions.

A very large amount of the time, they are not.  That is simply one of the many, many causes.  They can also be caused, for example, by a malformed .htaccess file.  Or by PHP not being configured properly.  Or by an improperly uploaded file.

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500 Server errors can be caused by incorrectly set file permissions.

A very large amount of the time, they are not.  That is simply one of the many, many causes.  They can also be caused, for example, by a malformed .htaccess file.  Or by PHP not being configured properly.  Or by an improperly uploaded file.

True. Or running out of memory. I suggested it could be file permissions because this is a frequent cause of 500 errors with forum or blog software.