500 Error, Names Direct Hosting, MySQL 4 & PHP 4

  • I am totally stumped, here.

    My client’s hosting (Names Direct, which is running MySQL 4 and PHP 4) only allows one database, and so I successfully installed CMS Made Simple on it first. All of the CMSMS tables are prefixed with cms_.

    Now I want to install a Word Press blog to integrate with CMSMS. So I put in all the correct database & hostname info, configuring it to prefix all the WP tables with wp_.

    However, after inputting the blog name and admin e-mail address, when I hit Submit, it gives me a 500 Internal Server error. When I log into phpMyAdmin, I notice that no tables have been created on the database.

    Any idea what’s going on? Names Direct tech support has been less than helpful!

    Thanks.

Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • Thread Starter elainevdw

    (@elainevdw)

    To be precise, it’s MySQL 4.0.18 and PHP 4.3.9, which should satisfy WP’s minimum requirements.

    Thread Starter elainevdw

    (@elainevdw)

    Sorry for posting three times in a row ??

    Here’s phpinfo() for the host:

    https://www.dotcount.com/version.php

    Looking at WP’s minimum requirements, it says something about the mod_rewrite module. Would that show up on phpinfo()? Because I don’t see it, and I’m wondering if that’s the issue.

    Edit: Wait, actually, that probably isn’t the issue… because the Names Direct KB lists WordPress as a supported app in their “Web Vault” (which I can’t find anywhere). Hmm…

    try adding this to the .htaccess in root
    AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

    and mod_rewrite is an Apache module

    Thread Starter elainevdw

    (@elainevdw)

    You’re not allowed to use .htaccess on my client’s hosting plan. :/

    And thanks for the clarification. Duh, I think I was tired last night!

    you need to switch hosts
    no .htaccess and minimum php and mysql from the 90’s?
    wow

    Thread Starter elainevdw

    (@elainevdw)

    I know, it’s really sad. I was hoping I could work with it, though.

Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total)
  • The topic ‘500 Error, Names Direct Hosting, MySQL 4 & PHP 4’ is closed to new replies.

Tags