Install Problem/Question

[saddle]

Well, I uploaded everything as binary. No problems. However, no CHMOD settings that I have tried, work. When I set /common and /templates to CHMOD 777, the entire public_html goes to 777. (Which is normal I think.) But then I get a 500 server error on everything.

I seem to recall that some systems will not even run a .PHP file at 777. I've tried 755, 766, and 644. I couldn't even run phpinfo.php in the root dir unless I deleted the .htaccess.

Anyone know where to add the Apache Server settings in cPanel or WHM?

Thanks
Saddle

[saddle]

My web host told me that I have to add the apache settings in the DNS as an A type entry. Like this:

ServerName IN A yourdomain.com
ServerAlias IN A *.yourdomain.com

I get a bad dotted quad error near 'yourdomain.com'. I think it expects an IP address here, but I DON'T Think this is where this should be added! I think it's something they have to do.

Any Ideas?

[saddle]

I get this when trying to run the install.php

/public_html/.htaccess: Invalid command 'php_flag' 'check spelling'

[blackhands]

Well, I uploaded everything as binary. No problems. However, no CHMOD settings that I have tried, work. When I set /common and /templates to CHMOD 777, the entire public_html goes to 777. (Which is normal I think.) But then I get a 500 server error on everything.

I seem to recall that some systems will not even run a .PHP file at 777. I've tried 755, 766, and 644. I couldn't even run phpinfo.php in the root dir unless I deleted the .htaccess.

Anyone know where to add the Apache Server settings in cPanel or WHM?

Thanks
Saddle

Did you try 666 :cool:

[saddle]

I asked the admin to add the Apache stuff. THey did. I add the info to the dns as well. So that's all done.

I found this on the internet:

2) .htaccess "php_" values
If after installing a PHP application that also required htaccess modifications you see an Internal Server Error (Error 500) and your permissions are set correctly, please check your htaccess file for instances of "php_value" or "php_flag".

ThinkHost runs suPHP. suPHP is a tool for executing PHP scripts with the permissions of the owner account - a much more efficient and secure method. What this means is that anything in your .htaccess files that begins with "php_" needs to go in its own file, php.ini.

Special note: The newly created php.ini file contents must be in the format:

option=value
or
option=value

instead of: option value. There is no need to add "php_value" or "php_flag" strings to this file

Once you have created the php.ini file, , in the .htaccess file you would put, for example:

suPHP_ConfigPath    /usr/home/www/username/path/to/

.. where /path/to/ is the path to the application and the php.ini file - do not include the php.ini file name in the path statement.

Tried it, but so far it didn't change anything. I've tried every permission. PHP won't run with 'others' having write access.

Waiting to find out for sure if they run suPHP. But, no go yet.

[saddle]

Yes. 666, 770, 750...

I'm waiting to hear for sure if they use suPHP. If so, it doesn't like the php_flag statement as I listed above.

I tried it just now, but my error log reports that it doesn't know what 'suPHP_ConfigPath' is...

I didn't figure I'd spend all day on this!!

[saddle]

Ok, they are using phpsuexec. So no 777. Also because of that, you can't have PHP directives in the .htaccess. I found several sites that say you can put them in a php.ini and make sure it's in the folder that the script executes in. That isn't working for me yet.

I get this error in my error log now: Options ExecCGI is off in this directory: /home/bbbb/public_html/index.php

Is this because of the 'Options FollowSymLinks' in the .htaccess?

I need a beer...

Now what?