: Joomla couldn't create config files and now PHP files give 500 errors on my hosting I have been playing with a php CMS site for someone that I am ready to deploy but am running into a couple

@Heady270

Make sure your Config.php file iS WRITEABLE! CHMOD to 777

Joomla is fairly easy to install and should be supported on 99.999% of all shared hosts.

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@Goswami781

Also ask and check for directory/file permissions in file manager.

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@Si4351233

I would create a simple phpinfo file and check how php is configured, create a file with the below inside of it, then view the file in your browser. If you can paste the results here we can help you more. It may be a file permissions error. Or how php is configured or miss-configured in this case. But overall if your host cannot configure php and their webserver properly you and your client should not be using them.

filename.php

<?php

phpinfo();

?>


For Windows servers the below is from PHP's site Installing on Windows the below is from this thread

Under Windows2000 Advanced Server it returns http error 500 if you have php installed on a path that uses spaces (for example C:program filesphp); solved coping the php5isapi.dll under winntsystem32 (but I think any path without spaces will be good).

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@Rivera981

Have you had them do an IISReset yet?

Don't ask questions. If you don't have a reliable history with this host, then you really can't trust anything they say.

If you cannot even do echo(); or phpinfo();, then PHP is not running on the server. phpinfo(); has been around for ages.

Also, make sure that your file extension is '.php'... I've made that mistake more than I care to recount.

Last suggestion, see about folder permissions; they could be locked down as a security feature.

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@Berryessa370

Show errors, write version of Joomla you tried. Read docs!


PHP 4 is deprecated and has become obsolete. Some hosting providers still have both available on servers to support outdated scripts. Joomla requires PHP5.


And FAQs

Latest hint: "Do not use the tools that go beyond your mind"

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@Hamaas447

How about if you ask them to install the Joomla for you? Does your host support Joomla? You need to check whether they support it or not. If not, you need to find another company that support PHP. One of them that I can recommend is hostforlife.eu.

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