404 and 500 Errors

**Mark.B** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 2:49am

Can you please post the part of your front end config.php file where the URLs are stored?
We'll see if we can find out what's wrong.

**humpty** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 3:27am

Hi Mark

Thanks for the reply - I don't mean to sound tetchy about the software, but it really is frustrating when it doesn't work as described. Here's the config.php contents of the presentation - the other config file contains my database settings and that's all I changed in it, left the rest untouched as requested.

Code:

<?php/*======================================================================*\
|| #################################################################### ||
|| # vBulletin 5 Presentation Configuration                           # ||
|| # ---------------------------------------------------------------- # ||
|| # All PHP code in this file is ©2000-2012 vBulletin Solutions Inc. # ||
|| # This file may not be redistributed in whole or significant part. # ||
|| # ---------------- VBULLETIN IS NOT FREE SOFTWARE ---------------- # ||
|| # http://www.vbulletin.com | http://www.vbulletin.com/license.html # ||
|| #################################################################### ||
\*======================================================================*/


/*-------------------------------------------------------*\
| ****** NOTE REGARDING THE VARIABLES IN THIS FILE ****** |
+---------------------------------------------------------+
| When making changes to the file, the edit should always |
| be to the right of the = sign between the single quotes |
| Default: $config['admincpdir'] = 'admincp';             |
| Example: $config['admincpdir'] = 'myadmin';  GOOD!      |
| Example: $config['myadmin'] = 'admincp'; BAD!           |
\*-------------------------------------------------------*/




    //    ****** Base URLs ******
    // The following settings all deal with the url of your forum.
    // If set incorrectly your site/software will not function correctly.
    // These urls should NOT include a trailing slash
    // This is the url and web path of your root vBulletin directory
$config['baseurl'] = 'http://www.just4joe.com';






// This will only be used if you wish to require https logins
// You will not need to change this setting most of the time.
$config['baseurl_login'] = $config['baseurl'];


    // If you do wish to use https for login, uncomment this line
    // Then fill in your https url.
//$config['baseurl_login'] = 'https://www.yourdomain.com/folder';




    //    ****** System Paths ******


    // This setting allows you to change the name of the admin folder
$config['admincpdir'] = 'admincp';


    //    ****** Cookie Settings ******
    // These are cookie related settings.
    // This Setting allows you to change the cookie prefix
$config['cookie_prefix'] = 'bb';






//    ****** Special Settings ******
// These settings are only used in some circumstances
// Please do not edit if you are not sure what they do.


// You can ignore this setting for right now.
$config['cookie_enabled'] = true;


$config['report_all_php_errors'] = false;
$config['no_template_notices'] = true;


// This setting should never be used on a live site
$config['no_js_bundles'] = false;


// This setting enables debug mode, it should NEVER be used on a live site
$config['debug'] = false;


// Assumes default location of core. 
// These are the system paths and folders for your vBulletin files
// This setting is for where your vbulletin core folder is
$config['core_path'] = realpath(dirname(__FILE__)) . '/core';


    // This is the url and web based path to your core directory
$config['baseurl_core'] = $config['baseurl']  . '/core';




/*======================================================================*\
|| ####################################################################
|| # Downloaded: 
|| # CVS: $RCSfile$ - 
|| ####################################################################
\*======================================================================*/

I've tried installing to a directory (forums - adding that bit to the end of the url, without a trailing slash) and to the root, which is what the above config was. I've also downloaded the files three times from the client area, altered the config files in notepad, cuteFTP and Dreamweaver to make sure that nothing untoward was present and still no go.

I've tried the remedies mentioned in other threads, but they didn't work either. I really want this to work and I want my current members to play with it before it goes live so they can welcome new members knowing that they can help if they get stuck anywhere. Here's hoping!

**Mark.B** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 3:45am

Thanks for that.

If you are wanting the site to be at http://www.just4joe.com/forums, then the baseurl should read:

Code:

$config['baseurl'] = 'http://www.just4joe.com/forums';

I think however you may have problems here as the root domain www.just4joe.com is actually redirecting to another forum. Certainly, installing it in the root isn't going to work because of that.
Installing it to /forums *might* work but it depends on how you've got that redirect configured.

**humpty** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 4:03am

Hi Mark

I know about changing the url if wanting it in a sub-directory - I tried that lol and it didn't work. The forum that's in the root now was moved off the server to see if a bare install would work and it didn't, so that's why the other forum is back there as of now now so the members and visitors (I get about 20,000 visitors a month) can use it until I get this sorted out. Just4Joe directs to the root along with another domain name but even moving those domains to address a sub-directory didn't work either.

I also removed the .htaccess file for IPB when installing VB into a forums directory as the redirects in that would conflict - still didn't work lol.

I can imagine that this is just as big a pain for you and the developers as it is for us, but all help is appreciated.

**Mark.B** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 4:12am

Can you please install it to www.just4joe.com/forums so we can see exactly what's happening?

**humpty** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 5:35am

I've read your mind lol - I'm doing that right now. Will let you know when it's done.

- - - Updated - - -

OK Mike here's what I've done. I created a directory on the server named 'forum' - I redirected www.just4joe.com to treat this as a root directory and uploaded all of the files into this directory (structure shown below):

The various images are stages of the install and what happened when I clicked Goto Admin - the server error.

You can get the homepage up, but can't login and if you click Blogs you get an error - same for any other links.

When in the admincp I can access all the settings, but checkout the setting for the url; it has 'core' tagged on the end and I did not put that in during the install. If I change settings, I'm told the settings are saved and when redirected I get that server error (as in the image below).

If type in www.just4joe.com you can see the homepage - but try the links.

Attached Files

**Mark.B** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 9:28am

Originally posted by humpty

I created a directory on the server named 'forum' - I redirected www.just4joe.com to treat this as a root directory

This is where it's going wrong. vB5 does an element of URL rewriting and if you've already got rewrites in place you're potentially going to mess it up.

It needs to be in the actual /forums/ directory, so that you visit the site via /forums/.

We need to get the basics working first, the clever stuff can wait til after that.

**humpty** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 11:17am

OK let me see if I'm getting this right - I need to create a directory called forums in the root of the server and upload all of the VB files there. The domain name www.just4joe.com needs to be directed at the root and not the forums directory. Then when I want to access VB I type in www.just4joe.com/forums

Is that correct? If so, when I come to change the config.php file I insert the domain as http://www.just4joe.com/forums

Do I need to change anything else? .htaccess or anything in the other config file where the database settings are stored.

If I have read you correctly I'll do all of that tomorrow and see how it goes lol.

**Mark.B** · Sun 9 Dec '12, 11:19am

The domain doesn't need to be directed anywhere....

**humpty** · Mon 10 Dec '12, 12:06am

OK done - I created a directory called 'forums', installed all the files there, ran the install program, no problems (changed the config file to reflect the new directory www.just4joe.com/forums - no trailing slash) got through to the last part where it asks to click to go to control panel, click it and .....

Still doesn't work lol, however I'm no longer getting server errors, just that the pages are not being found. However, I can access the CP via the core and make changes 'without' errors, so that's an improvement.

**Mark.B** · Mon 10 Dec '12, 3:37am

Your URLs are not rewriting correctly - make sure you have uploaded the .htaccess file that comes in the package.

**humpty** · Mon 10 Dec '12, 5:24am

.htaccess file is uploaded into the /forums/ directory. There's no other .htaccess files on the server. This is what's in the file:

Code:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>	RewriteEngine On
    
	# Redirect old install path to core.
	RewriteRule ^install/ core/install/ [NC,L]


	# Main Redirect
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
	RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
	RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index.php?routestring=$1 [L,QSA]


	# Because admincp is an actual directory.
	RewriteRule ^(admincp/)$ index.php?routestring=$1 [L,QSA]


</IfModule>

The file structure is shown below:

In the presentation config file I've added the url as http://www.just4joe.com/forums no trailing slash.

When I accessed the CP via the core and got into settings the site URL is showing as http://www.just4joe.com/forums/core is that correct, or should /core/ not be in there? If it's the latter then it's not something I've entered, but - removing /core/ from the URL sparks off errors. I don't know if that helps or not lol.

**Wayne Luke** · Mon 10 Dec '12, 8:23am

You need the /core/ on that setting or the AdminCP will not work.

Make sure AllowOverride is set to All in all locations of the httpd.conf file. The default is: AllowOverride None.

**humpty** · Mon 10 Dec '12, 9:28am

Thanks for the info on/core/ Wayne - however I don't have access to the httpd.conf file as it's on shared hosting. However I can make changes to these:

	Register globals		x
	Allow URL fopen		x
	Allow URL include		x
	Display errors		x
	Zend Framework		x

I don't know if any of these would help.

I did add this RewriteBase /forum/ to the .htaccess file and it did work, but everything was slow - however the login link still would not work - I could access Blogs/Groups/Advanced Search

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