500 Internal Server Error - php_value issue

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 15:59

The following information is required to get an answer:
Get this information from the PHP diagnostic (in the configuration wizard).
Gallery URL (optional but very useful): not included (security reasons, and not much use in this problem)
Gallery version: 1.5.1
Apache version: 1.3.34
PHP version (don't just say PHP 4, please): v4.3.10
Graphics Toolkit: ImageMagick
Operating system: FreeBSD 5.3
Web browser/version (if applicable): Firefox 1.5

When I visit http://gallery.example.com/setup/index.php It gives me an error 500 Internal Server Error.
Unless I go to the .htaccess in setup, and hash out (#) all the php_value lines.

But then when I visit the url, I get the following message:

Quote:

Apache is not obeying the 'php_value' lines in your .htaccess file. Try entering the following into your web server's httpd.conf file:

<Directory /usr/home/user/public_html/gallery>
AllowOverride Options FileInfo
</Directory>

I tried adding the Directory parameter to .htaccess and the httpd.conf, but they both resulted in an error 500.

How do I go about fixing this problem?

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 16:23

You own example.com ? WOW ;)

Solution: Just delete .htaccess file in the setup/ folder of your Gallery.

Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 17:01

Please see rfc2606.

Deleting .htaccess in setup would mean that I cannot upload files larger than 2mb which is rather annoying.

Any better solutions?

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 17:16

well, if your host doesnt allow php settings ?! What can you do ?

So deleting this .htaccess is the only way to run Gallery on this server

Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 17:27

I own the host/server.

How do I allow php settings?

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 18:07

Just to the changes gallery suggest.

Then stop and start the webserver.

(Not restart)

Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 18:57

As I said in my original post. I made those changes to my "httpd.conf" and issued "apachectl graceful", the directory still gave me an error 500.

Where do I go from here?

Just checked my logs, it says:
gallery/setup/.htaccess: php_value not allowed here

So I tried re-adding the Directory line to the httpd.conf

I have the following now:

Quote:

<Directory />
Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI
AllowOverride None
</Directory>

<Directory /usr/home/user/public_html/gallery>
AllowOverride Options FileInfo
</Directory>

/usr/local/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted

Still says:
gallery/setup/.htaccess: php_value not allowed here

And I still get an error 500.

Any further suggestions?

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 19:09

nono

try stop and start.

not restart or somethig.
Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 19:24

/usr/local/sbin/apachectl stop: httpd stopped
/usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd started

I didn't think that would make any difference.

Still the error 500.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 11:43

No solution to this problem then?

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 12:38

Well,

to be honest you are the first that i hear of where this does not work.

An reason could be that you placed this direction at a wrong place its overwritten by a later/other setting.

Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 13:10

I assure you, It has not been placed in the wrong place, and nothing was overwritten.

I have searched high and low about this issue.

It seems most people simply overlook it and just delete the .htaccess, limiting themselves to the 2mb upload.

This is not a real solution, its a "quick fix" solution.

I'm looking for a real solution.

Any further help will be much appreciated.

Tim_j

Joined: 2002-08-15
Posts: 6818

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 13:51

Well, the limit is set in (your) php.ini.
Many people can not change the limit.

So this *is* a real solution.

Jens
--
Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 15:05

I have already changed this to 10mb, however the script still errors or 500's

Why would they put a .htaccess file that doesn't work?

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Fri, 2006-01-20 10:31

And the beat goes on...

Still no real solution.

HM2K

Joined: 2003-06-12
Posts: 53

Posted: Sat, 2006-01-21 13:54

I overcame this issue by adding

Quote:

AllowOverride Options

To my user directories in my httpd.conf

This isn't really a practical solution as it gives all the users too much control, rather than just a single directory.

This will have to do until I can figure out a better solution.

MadDev

Joined: 2006-01-24
Posts: 1

Posted: Tue, 2006-01-24 18:29

You could set up that directory as an alias as follows:

http.conf----------------------
  Alias /foo "/opt/foo"
  <Directory "/opt/foo">
    AllowOverride All
    DirectoryIndex index.php
    ...
  </Directory>
-------------------------------

and

/opt/foo/.htaccess-------------
  php_value magic_quotes_gpc On
  php_value ... (etc.)
-------------------------------

In this example, magic_quotes_gpc is turned on only for http://example.com/foo.
The other directories are using whatever php values values from the php.ini.

I'm curious why Apache was grousing about the .htaccess files. Perhaps you had some naughty command in there? I can't reproduce your error; I'm running Apache 2.x, but I don't think that is the issue.

Cheers,
MD

Lev

Joined: 2006-10-28
Posts: 1

Posted: Sat, 2006-10-28 15:27

What if you create local php.ini for each gallery
and set your parameters there ?
post_max_size="10MB"
upload_max_filesize="10MB"

Suppose to work....

Everything can be done.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 15:59
	The following information is required to get an answer: Get this information from the PHP diagnostic (in the configuration wizard). Gallery URL (optional but very useful): not included (security reasons, and not much use in this problem) Gallery version: 1.5.1 Apache version: 1.3.34 PHP version (don't just say PHP 4, please): v4.3.10 Graphics Toolkit: ImageMagick Operating system: FreeBSD 5.3 Web browser/version (if applicable): Firefox 1.5 When I visit http://gallery.example.com/setup/index.php It gives me an error 500 Internal Server Error. Unless I go to the .htaccess in setup, and hash out (#) all the php_value lines. But then when I visit the url, I get the following message: Quote: Apache is not obeying the 'php_value' lines in your .htaccess file. Try entering the following into your web server's httpd.conf file: <Directory /usr/home/user/public_html/gallery> AllowOverride Options FileInfo </Directory> I tried adding the Directory parameter to .htaccess and the httpd.conf, but they both resulted in an error 500. How do I go about fixing this problem?
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Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 16:23
	You own example.com ? WOW ;) Solution: Just delete .htaccess file in the setup/ folder of your Gallery. Jens -- Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 17:01
	Please see rfc2606. Deleting .htaccess in setup would mean that I cannot upload files larger than 2mb which is rather annoying. Any better solutions?

Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 17:16
	well, if your host doesnt allow php settings ?! What can you do ? So deleting this .htaccess is the only way to run Gallery on this server Jens -- Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 17:27
	I own the host/server. How do I allow php settings?

Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 18:07
	Just to the changes gallery suggest. Then stop and start the webserver. (Not restart) Jens -- Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 18:57
	As I said in my original post. I made those changes to my "httpd.conf" and issued "apachectl graceful", the directory still gave me an error 500. Where do I go from here? Just checked my logs, it says: gallery/setup/.htaccess: php_value not allowed here So I tried re-adding the Directory line to the httpd.conf I have the following now: Quote: <Directory /> Options FollowSymLinks ExecCGI AllowOverride None </Directory> <Directory /usr/home/user/public_html/gallery> AllowOverride Options FileInfo </Directory> /usr/local/sbin/apachectl graceful: httpd gracefully restarted Still says: gallery/setup/.htaccess: php_value not allowed here And I still get an error 500. Any further suggestions?

Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 19:09
	nono try stop and start. not restart or somethig. Jens -- Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Thu, 2006-01-12 19:24
	/usr/local/sbin/apachectl stop: httpd stopped /usr/local/sbin/apachectl start: httpd started I didn't think that would make any difference. Still the error 500.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 11:43
	No solution to this problem then?

Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 12:38
	Well, to be honest you are the first that i hear of where this does not work. An reason could be that you placed this direction at a wrong place its overwritten by a later/other setting. Jens -- Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 13:10
	I assure you, It has not been placed in the wrong place, and nothing was overwritten. I have searched high and low about this issue. It seems most people simply overlook it and just delete the .htaccess, limiting themselves to the 2mb upload. This is not a real solution, its a "quick fix" solution. I'm looking for a real solution. Any further help will be much appreciated.

Tim_j Joined: 2002-08-15 Posts: 6818	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 13:51
	Well, the limit is set in (your) php.ini. Many people can not change the limit. So this is a real solution. Jens -- Last Gallery v1 developer and translation manager.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-13 15:05
	I have already changed this to 10mb, however the script still errors or 500's Why would they put a .htaccess file that doesn't work?

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Fri, 2006-01-20 10:31
	And the beat goes on... Still no real solution.

HM2K Joined: 2003-06-12 Posts: 53	Posted: Sat, 2006-01-21 13:54
	I overcame this issue by adding Quote: AllowOverride Options To my user directories in my httpd.conf This isn't really a practical solution as it gives all the users too much control, rather than just a single directory. This will have to do until I can figure out a better solution.

MadDev Joined: 2006-01-24 Posts: 1	Posted: Tue, 2006-01-24 18:29
	You could set up that directory as an alias as follows: http.conf---------------------- Alias /foo "/opt/foo" <Directory "/opt/foo"> AllowOverride All DirectoryIndex index.php ... </Directory> ------------------------------- and /opt/foo/.htaccess------------- php_value magic_quotes_gpc On php_value ... (etc.) ------------------------------- In this example, magic_quotes_gpc is turned on only for http://example.com/foo. The other directories are using whatever php values values from the php.ini. I'm curious why Apache was grousing about the .htaccess files. Perhaps you had some naughty command in there? I can't reproduce your error; I'm running Apache 2.x, but I don't think that is the issue. Cheers, MD

Lev Joined: 2006-10-28 Posts: 1	Posted: Sat, 2006-10-28 15:27
	What if you create local php.ini for each gallery and set your parameters there ? post_max_size="10MB" upload_max_filesize="10MB" Suppose to work.... Everything can be done.

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