500 internal server error only on index page?

Subota232 · **Joined:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:27 am **Posts:** 4

Site has been functioning well for months and then one day out of nowhere (nothing has been changed, neither installed both on our (client-side) and server-side by the hosting company) we get 500 Internal server error on our frontpage.

After couple minutes we found out that all the other pages and section on the joomla are working, except the main page.

We have checked file permissions, htaccess, configuration php and mysql on server and still nothing.

Anyone have any solutions how can we fix this problem? :eek:

ircmaxell · **Posted:** Sat May 31, 2008 11:57 pm

Contact your host. It's quite possible they changed something...

Subota232 · **Joined:** Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:27 am **Posts:** 4

The hosting is MediaTemple and they say that they have not changed anything. Joomla is working fine in other directories.

dalkin · **Joined:** Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:04 am **Posts:** 9

Hi there,

I've just bug-tracked that problem and it turns out it was permissions on components and admin>components This was only in my case though so good luck with it. Try turning them to 755 - In my case it wouldn't load the administrator/index.php file

designsedge · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:26 am **Posts:** 3

If you are using the SobiLatest module, make sure of the permissions...I ran into this recently on a development vs. live system.

bullettime · **Joined:** Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:58 pm **Posts:** 43

I found something on this matter on powweb forums:

So, this error:

The server encountered an unexpected condition which prevented it from fulfilling the request.
The script had an error or it did not produce any output. If there was an error, you should be able to see it in the error log.

is produced by not configured CGI.

Then, first enable CGI, and in PHP.ini add your session path
Edit your php.ini

session path would be: Path to your Web document root (plus cgi-bin/tmp): /home/users/web/XXX/pow.XXXXXXXXXX/htdocs/cgi-bin/tmp

Then, wait until 6PM or 9 Am for the server to refresh.

Then you can proceed with your CMS, or Joomla installation.

dannyboy5 · **Joined:** Thu May 01, 2008 10:51 pm **Posts:** 5

Having the same issue. Can you tell me where php.ini sits please? Sorry, total novice..

Thanks

aldis01 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:43 pm **Posts:** 28

I have exactly the same error, administrator/index.php gives me a 500 internal server error but if I go to index.php?option=com_modules everything is fine but the menu don't work. any ideas?

aldis01 · **Joined:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 8:43 pm **Posts:** 28

I solved it!
Apply 755 permissions on these files:

1. index.php
2. administrator/index.php and administrator/index2.php

that should work!

simnav · **Joined:** Thu Jun 11, 2009 10:38 pm **Posts:** 7

aldis01 wrote:

I solved it!
Apply 755 permissions on these files:

1. index.php
2. administrator/index.php and administrator/index2.php

that should work!

I suggest chmod 444 but if it is important for you to give execute permissions, use chmod 555. This is important from a security perspective (Refer Iframe injection).

LittleCyber · **Joined:** Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:11 pm **Posts:** 4

simnav, for Refer Iframe injection chmod should be 777. Isn't it?

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