Unable to solve Internal Server Error, htaccess

  • Bob G

    (@shoestringwebs)


    11 years, 1 month ago

    I am receiving a 500 error and the following:

    [Fri Feb 14 10:50:55 2014] [alert] [client 66.249.75.189] /home/dtp/public_html/.htaccess: Invalid command ‘3\\.17\\.192\\.151$”‘, perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

    I have installed a default .htaccess file, checked wp-config for correct db info, reinstalled core wp files and restored a db backup.

    Any idea what else I can do without wiping it all clean and starting over?

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  • What is in your .htaccess file?

    Thread Starter Bob G

    (@shoestringwebs)

    I have installed the default WordPress htaccess.

    I just tried a fresh install of WP in a sub-directory, but get the 500 error when starting the install. I then tried just a plain html file in the root, but still get the error.

    I lease a VPS, so I have full access. I am just not experienced enough to track down the cause of the 500 error on this specific hosting account.

    I have 80 other working WP sites on this server.

    Try checking your server’s error logs for a more specific error message. Error 500 is too generic to be of much use.

    Thread Starter Bob G

    (@shoestringwebs)

    Thanks, esmi. That error was all that I could find.

    The “invalid command” looks like an IP address that a security plugin had written to htaccess. I uninstalled the plugin and cleaned up afterward, including restoring the htaccess to the default. I would love to know where that data is being picked up from.

    I have now reinstalled all files and db on a new hosting account, which eliminated the problem.

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