By sjdusc on

Hello All,

I am trying to install Drupal in a folder on an existing domain.

Example: www.mysite.com/drupal

I have gotten to the point where I have created the database, unzipped the install file, put it on in the folder /drupal

Now, I am going to the url: www.mysite.com/drupal

and I get a 404 error. The install will not come up like it says it is supposed to.

I have noticed that one of the files disappears once I put it on the site.

The file is: HTACCESS

If anybody can lend some advice I would much appreciate it!

Best Regards,
SJDUSC

⋅ Categories: Drupal 5.x

Comments

funana’s picture

funana commented

Do you know if your host supports .htaccess? Some cheap providers don't support it. If so, ask your provider for an account with enabled .htaccess support or leave him and watch out for a good provider that supports .htaccesss.

vm’s picture

vm commented

the .htaccess disappering could be because your host does not allow you to use one. Check with your host to insure you are indeed allowed to use a .htaccess file.2

sjdusc’s picture

sjdusc commented

Ok, thanks for the help. As a first step, i'll contact my hosting provider.

Best Regards,
SJDUSC

cog.rusty’s picture

cog.rusty commented

The disappearance of .htaccess may be just because files with a name starting with a dot are supposed to be hidden and you need to tell your FTP program to "show hidden files" to see it.

A question is if you can see Drupal's index.php file in your /drupal directory. If you can see it and still Drupal does not work, then there is definitely something wrong with your server setup.

Anyway, try www.mysite.com/drupal/index.php to see what happens.