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Edited on 2005-06-27 07:50:06 by JavaWoman [soo also -> float box]
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Edited on 2005-06-26 09:03:15 by KoG [added see also, and 403 workaround link]
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=====Server Error on fresh Wikka install=====

===Symptoms===
Going to the URL for a freshly-installed Wikka to trigger the installation process, the server issues a 500 (Server error) error and Wikka setup does not start.

===Cause===
Although there are many possible causes for a 500 server error, a common one with Wikka installs is the way Wikka tries to make use of the URL-rewriting capabilities of the Apache server. Wikka installs .htaccess files in its directories; the one in Wikka's home directory tries to detect whether mod_rewrite is available, and if so, turns on the rewriting engine and gives it some rules. A problem occurs when the rewriting is //already// on for the directory Wikka is installed in via server configuration for the same or a higher directory.

===Applies to===
Any Wikka version.

===Solution===
//Note: since there actually can be different causes for a 500 Server error, the following workaround is not guaranteed to solve the problem - merely likely!//

Open the **##.htaccess##** file in Wikka's home directory and uncomment the line turning the rewrite engine on:
Change this: %% RewriteEngine on%% to this: %%# RewriteEngine on%%

Then test... if this does **not** solve the prolem there must be another (as yet unidentified) cause, and you should remove the **#** again. And go hunting....

**See Also:**
[[ModRewrite403Workaround]]

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=====Server Error on fresh Wikka install=====

===Symptoms===
Going to the URL for a freshly-installed Wikka to trigger the installation process, the server issues a 500 (Server error) error and Wikka setup does not start.

===Cause===
Although there are many possible causes for a 500 server error, a common one with Wikka installs is the way Wikka tries to make use of the URL-rewriting capabilities of the Apache server. Wikka installs .htaccess files in its directories; the one in Wikka's home directory tries to detect whether mod_rewrite is available, and if so, turns on the rewriting engine and gives it some rules. A problem occurs when the rewriting is //already// on for the directory Wikka is installed in via server configuration for the same or a higher directory.

===Applies to===
Any Wikka version.

===Solution===
//Note: since there actually can be different causes for a 500 Server error, the following workaround is not guaranteed to solve the problem - merely likely!//

Open the **##.htaccess##** file in Wikka's home directory and uncomment the line turning the rewrite engine on:
Change this: %% RewriteEngine on%% to this: %%# RewriteEngine on%%

Then test... if this does **not** solve the prolem there must be another (as yet unidentified) cause, and you should remove the **#** again. And go hunting....

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Edited on 2005-01-26 22:52:42 by JavaWoman [initial]
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=====Server Error on fresh Wikka install=====
Going to the URL for a freshly-installed Wikka to trigger the installation process, the server issues a 500 (Server error) error and Wikka setup does not start.
Although there are many possible causes for a 500 server error, a common one with Wikka installs is the way Wikka tries to make use of the URL-rewriting capabilities of the Apache server. Wikka installs .htaccess files in its directories; the one in Wikka's home directory tries to detect whether mod_rewrite is available, and if so, turns on the rewriting engine and gives it some rules. A problem occurs when the rewriting is //already// on for the directory Wikka is installed in via server configuration for the same or a higher directory.
Any Wikka version.
//Note: since there actually can be different causes for a 500 Server error, the following workaround is not guaranteed to solve the problem - merely likely!//
Open the **##.htaccess##** file in Wikka's home directory and uncomment the line turning the rewrite engine on:
Change this: %% RewriteEngine on%% to this: %%# RewriteEngine on%%
Then test... if this does **not** solve the prolem there must be another (as yet unidentified) cause, and you should remove the **#** again. And go hunting....
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=====Problem description=====
//This page is a **template** intended for documentation of **workarounds** for unusual Wikka problems. This page belongs to CategoryTemplate (which contains more handy templates). To create a Wikka **workaround** page, [[http://wikka.jsnx.com/WorkaroundTemplate/clone clone this page]] (most workaround page names end in 'Workaround' so it's useful to stick to that convention) and replace the title with a problem description (in a few words). Then remove this paragraph and provide actual page content in the outline below.//


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