[[Docs:WikkaDocumentation | Wikka Documentation]]
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====1and1 Shared Hosting and mod_rewrite====

>>**See also**
~-ModRewrite >>ModRewrite has great general instructions on how to get wikkawiki working with Apache's mod_rewrite, but if you run your wiki on 1and1's servers you will need to configure things a little differently. Since 1and1 doesn't offer access to Apache error logs on its shared and managed hosting, diagnosing problems like this may be difficult.
 
 
===Configuration===
You may not need any configuration changes if you are hosting your site in your home directory. However, if you are installing Wikka in a subdomain that points to a subdirectory, the following should remedy the problem.

The problem I had was getting Rewrite working, with no help from the error logs. As long as ##""RewriteEngine"" On## was set in the .htaccess file, I kept getting a 500 Internal Server error. 

Simply add the following after ##""RewriteEngine"" On## in the .htaccess file.
%%
RewriteBase /
%%

If you are instead installing Wikka in a subdirectory of a domain or subdomain (i.e. ##http://my.domain.com/foo/wiki/##), specify this directory in the ##""RewriteBase""## line. Don't include a trailing slash.
%%
RewriteBase /foo/wiki
%%

You should also add the following to the top of your .htaccess file.
%%
Options +Indexes +FollowSymLinks
%%

With these changes, your wiki should work on 1and1's servers.