If I set a folders permisson to 777 then when I try to run a .php file I get an "http 500 internal server error." If I set the folders permisson to 755 then they run fine. Is there anyway to fix this?
ergophobe
11:22 pm on Sep 23, 2005 (gmt 0)
Really? I almost always get this as the result of a messed up RewriteRule or something like that. Is there nothing else you change? Just change the permissions and get a 500?
I could understand if things were the other way around (only worked with 777). What happens with a plain HTML file in the same directory?
Mcadieux
11:46 pm on Sep 23, 2005 (gmt 0)
Plain HTML works fine, but PHP gives a 500 error. I am trying to run a program that requires the folder to be set at 777, but if I do it gives me the 500 error. Wile looking around online I found that some servers may generate this error, because they don't want you to use 777. Since this cause a security risk. This makes sense, but I have a program that won't work, and the instructions say I need permissions set to 777. This may not be the reason the program doesn't work, but I thought it was a place to start.
ergophobe
4:52 am on Sep 25, 2005 (gmt 0)
Can you set up the program to live (or write to) a directory outside of server space? That way the server shouldn't care what the perms are.
