.htaccess HELP

Just enough to be dangerous. Now getting an "internal server error"

[aaronjf]

I was trying to create a 404 redirect .htaccess file. The site is down and I get a "Internal Server Error..." message. What did I do wrong.

I create a file htaccess on my machine. Then uploaded it and changed the name to .htaccess as some of the threads I read suggested. The file contained only "ErrorDocument 404 /error.html"

I followed another thread and configured both Captain FTP and Fetch FTP to see hidden files and files beging with a period, but I still can't see the file to delet it and get my site back.

[jdMorgan]

aaronjf,

For a quick-fix, try replacing it with a blank file named .htaccess

Then check your error log file to see why you got the 500-Internal Server Error

If replacing .htaccess with a blank file doesn't work, you'll need to contact your hosting provider to remove it. Ask them if .htaccess is supported in your account. If htaccess is supported, you may also want to ask if mod_rewrite is supported for future reference.

One important factor here... Is the there a tilde in your URL, i.e. www.somedomain.com/~yoursitename?

Jim

[aaronjf]

Thanks for the help. I found a FTP that could see the file and I deleted it.

It was the problem