By RevTim-1 on

Man! I just can't find out what is wrong here! I *think* I have done everything correctly, but must be missing something.

1. Fresh install
2. I have configured the settings.php
(note, I did change a couple of letters and numbers for security purpose just for display here)
* Database URL format:
* $db_url = 'mysql://username:password@localhost/databasename';
* $db_url = 'mysqli://username:password@localhost/databasename';
* $db_url = 'pgsql://username:password@localhost/databasename';
*/
$db_url = 'mysql://u75693046:6fderc@localhost/d60270798';
$db_prefix = '';

/**
* Base URL (optional).

3. Created tables using mysql

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hectorplus’s picture

hectorplus commented

When i installed a fresh copy of Drupal on my web site, i got a similar error. The error is most likely caused by .htaccess
It means that your hosting provider does not allow you to run .htaccess. Contact your hour hosting about it.
Good luck.


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RevTim-1’s picture

RevTim-1 commented

I use Netfirms for hosting. They do have .htaccess and it is turned on.

inforeto’s picture

inforeto commented

Beside checking the .htaccess file check if there's no conflicting file permissions.

Also, when using root or a different user (like a reseller in cpanel) for FTP or SSH uploading, be sure to change the file ownership back to the domain account.
Symlinks must be checked too.

All these depends on your particular server settings, but it's a possible cause of a 500 internal service error.

richard.scott’s picture

richard.scott commented

This is most likely caused by the following being missing from your virtual host definition in Apache.

AllowOverride All

RevTim-1’s picture

RevTim-1 commented

I called them and they said that the defaults could not be changed or customized. So if this is the problem, is it something that is modified in mySql or something? I'm becoming very confused.

styro’s picture

styro commented

make it work by deleting your .htaccess file.

But you will miss out on things like clean urls and a few permissions tightening settings etc. If you host won't let you use the .htaccess file, you will either have to go without it or find another host.

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dman’s picture

dman commented

It's not SQL at all. It's the global settings for Apache, restricting the amount of control your local settings for apache (.htaccess) can do.

Try removing (commenting) the 'Options' lines in your .htaccess. Those are the ones that usually cause this error, and should still leave you with the clean_urls goodness.

I believe that
Options +FollowSymLinks
doesn't help a normal install of Drupal much, but is something a host providor may choose to lock down - and thus cause an error. Kill that line.

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