500 Internal Server and 404 Not Found errors

[knessia]

I've installed all the files to the server and changed the permissions as directed but I get 500 Internal Server and 404 Not Found errors. I'm currently running PHP scripts on this server without a hitch. What could be the problem?

[judebert]

When I had this problem on my server, it was a permission problem, but not the kind you'd think. I had set the permissions to **7, which my provider specifically disallowed for security reasons. When I set it to **5, it worked as expected.

You should ask your provider for the HTTP and CGI error logs. Often they include extra information that can help you determine what the problem is.

[knessia]

Hi, judebert. I have tried this but get the same errors. It doesn't make sense. I may try re-uploading, just in case there was a glitch. I couldn't find any comments in the error log that related to serendipity.

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

A HTTP 500 error must show up in the error logs (not the access-logs, though!)

Usually they happen because if your provider blocks soem PHP functionality, or often also because of bad .htaccess file.

Without the error logs, we won't really be able to tell what specifically is wrong on your server.

Regards,
Garvin

[knessia]

Hello! Ok, I've got into Admin using 755. The problem I now have is the need to complete the field for "Database host (the hostname for my database server)". Could someone explain what this is and maybe give an example of what it would look like? I've tried using variants of my web address but nothing works.

[garvinhicking]

Hi!

The field "database host" needs to be fille dwith the server host name of your database host. Your provider can tell you that, often it's "localhost" or "127.0.0.1".

Regards,
Garvin

[knessia]

Ok, I'm in now! Thanks for the help.