500 Internal Service Error on fresh install

[chwolf]

As per subject.

Basically I just installed for the first time and got this: http://webbedcomics.com

Any ideas? Nothing in the Error Log.

 

[Basti]

try turning on debugging in index.php

$CONF['debug'] = 0;

Set that to 1 and see if actual error messages show up now. Also make sure all is uploaded

 

[chwolf]

Still only the 500 internal service error. http://webbedcomics.com

 

[Basti]

Out of the head iam not sure what causes this. Please pm ( conversation ) me ftp login details and ill have a look

 

[chwolf]

Found the problem.

Install page should say "Do not use apostrophe in database name or login information." Heh heh.

For example if password is (&*yhuDDus'-(u9U)H or some other randomly generated mish-mash, the apostrophe will cause the SQL settings PHP file to not function.

 

[Mark]

nice catch I think (based on 500 error) this is probably the handiwork of mod_security

 

[chwolf]

Well, if the SQL setting in the PHP file has the password = 'PASSWORD' then if there's an apostrophe in, for example, the middle of the password, it reads like 'PASS'WORD' and now the PHP script thinks the line ends at the first apostrophe. Then the letters after that are gibberish to the code, and the REAL ending apostrophe is seen as a misplaced bit of code like any other stray apostrophe, semicolon, bracket, etc.

The code is then regaded as broken, and boom... 500 Internal Service Error.

 

[Mark]

I understand, but usually that stray quote would result in a php "parse error" not internal server error 500 But I guess it depends on your server config

 

[chwolf]

Ahhhh, I see!