OK - first....in order to install I could not CHMOD 777 - I had to leave all at CHMOD 755. When I CHMODd to 777 I would get an Internal Error, and the log said something like "Premature end of script headers" or some such.

Next problem....after I got finished specifying the variables for the database (wasn't sure what was required for "HOST" - so I put "localhost" since the domain name was not working for it)...and it asked me to set my Admin username/password - when the screen popped up to login, it wouldn't let me. The login screen just kept popping up and popping up endlessly. So I had to nix the .htaccess and .htpassword files.

OK - so now I am working on creating categories. The admin area is taking everything without error messages, and when I view the main user screen those categories are showing up.

But when I click on a link - I get a 404 Not Found error.

I've looked at the directory in WinSCP - and I see the subdirectories created - but for whatever reason, they are inaccessible, even though the correct address appears in the browser.

Can someone tell me what's up with this???

Here's the URL:
http://allthingsdog.dawgdazed.net/


Thanks,

RLynn

Did you upload .htaccess file to your main ADP directory?

Yes - it's in the ADP directory. Here's the contents:

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# enable mod_rewrite
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^demo$ demo$1 [QSA,L]

RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ index.php?path=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index.html$ index.php?path=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^/$ index.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index([0-9]+).html$ index.php?path=$1&page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^index.html$ index.php [QSA,L]

Could this have something to do with it being on a subdomain? The path appearing on the 404 page is /home/virtual/site141/fst/var/subdomain/allthingsdog/html/index.php

but the URL (in this instance) is http://allthingsdog.dawgdazed.net/breeders/ - and there's no "html" directory in "allthingsdog" - so the path should be ....../allthingsdog/breeders/index.php

Shouldn't it?? (I am not the most techie of people).

Your .htaccess file should look like this:

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# enable mod_rewrite
RewriteEngine on

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-l

RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ index.php?path=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index.html$ index.php?path=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^/$ index.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index([0-9]+).html$ index.php?path=$1&page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^index.html$ index.php [QSA,L]

or at a very minimum this:

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# enable mod_rewrite
RewriteEngine on

RewriteRule ^(.*)/$ index.php?path=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index.html$ index.php?path=$1 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^/$ index.php [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)/index([0-9]+).html$ index.php?path=$1&page=$2 [QSA,L]
RewriteRule ^index.html$ index.php [QSA,L]

In your code you have the RewriteRule ^demo$ demo$1 [QSA,L], I think you should remove that part of the code.

Also on your website... if you go to this link:

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http://allthingsdog.dawgdazed.net/breeders/

it gives this error:

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/home/virtual/site141/fst/var/subdomain/allthingsdog/html/index.php

If you go to this link:

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http://allthingsdog.dawgdazed.net/breeders/index.php

it gives this error:

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Not Found

The requested URL /breeders/index.php was not found on this server.

So verify your .htaccess first with the codes above, make sure it is uploaded into your subdomains public html folder (which I assume is /home/virtual/site141/fst/var/subdomain/allthingsdog/). From that point we can move forward with helping you.

So verify your .htaccess first with the codes above, make sure it is uploaded into your subdomains public html folder (which I assume is /home/virtual/site141/fst/var/subdomain/allthingsdog/).

Yes - that's where it is.

I will make those changes - test - and report back.

Thx!

Wahoo - that fixed the problem with getting the error from the public side.

But I still cannot sign in as Admin - so had to disable the .htaccess for that.

Here's the .htaccess file for the admin directory...

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AuthName "ADP Admin"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /var/www/allthingsdog/admin/.htpasswd
require valid-user

Try this:

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AuthName "ADP Admin"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile /home/virtual/site141/fst/var/subdomain/allthingsdog/admin/.htpasswd
require valid-user

that didn't do it

What is your server specs? Linux/Windows? Apache? versions?
Also, ask your server admin if you have mod_rewrite enabled at all. If its not, then you will only be able to build static pages, and dynamic pages will be off limits to you.

I know I have mod_rewrite because I've used it on other things with no problem.

How about:

AuthName "ADP Admin"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile ./.htpasswd
require valid-user

Do not ever remove password protection from your admin directory, as you're opening a security hole to your server!
Try to access your admin area like this: http://sub.domain.com/admin/index.php

AuthName "ADP Admin"
AuthType Basic
AuthUserFile ./.htpasswd
require valid-user

Tried that - didn't solve it

Also tried it with just .htpasswd - still will not.

Try to access your admin area like this: http://sub.domain.com/admin/index.php

That's the URL I've been trying to use - I just get the pop up to login in over and over and over and over.....

Ran the install again - setting up the password once again. Still will not let me login

What is your server specs? Linux/Windows? Apache? versions?

Linux - I think CentOS4

PHP4.4

Perl 5.8

There should be a way to password protect your admin directory from within your cPanel. Have you tried that?

Well - it won't let me do that for a subdomain. It's only listing those files under /var/www/html - and this is installed under /var/www/subdomain

I will contact the host's support and see if they can help with that.

Thx,