.htaccess error

maxack

Joined: 2004-05-25
Posts: 1
Posted: Tue, 2004-05-25 20:08

Hello,

I am still trying to install Gallery and get the following error in the Config Wizard:

Error: You must create empty file .htaccess and chmod it 777 before proceeding

I did create the file but if I do, I get a 500 Internal Server Error. I checked the FAQs and noticed that my webserver probably does not allow overrides. To start the Config Wizard, it was enough to delete the .htaccess file as suggested in the FAQs. But for completion of the setup it is now required!

What do I do now? I don't think I have access to my webserver's httpd.conf file to allow overrides.

Thank you so much for your help!

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Supp^

Joined: 2004-02-26
Posts: 7
Posted: Wed, 2004-05-26 17:15

chmod is setting the permissions for a linux server. If you have a windows server you have to give it full read-write permissions, I think once u set that the gallery script than can write in the .htaccess file. Im not sure if thats all correct b/c im new to webdesign but i know chmod is a cmd for setting permissions. So if you are running windows set the permissions and see if that fixes your problem.