WordPress MU

When trying to install, I am getting only part way thru and then geting a 500 error

I get past entering the db info, and get prompted for the name of the new blog and email.

I click submit and then get the 500 error

I have double and triple checked the scant info in the README file and have correctly configured the VHOSTS and Wildcard DNS for the domain I am using.

I have looked and verified that the config file is being generated correctly.

There are no permission problems

Just totally stumped as to why I cannot get past the install step.

I have spent hours tracing thru the code trying to find out what the culprit is but don't seem to be able to identify what the problem is.

Just the same problem.

And there is no e-mail sent as it is prompted.

Any ideas?

Same problem here. Seems to be something to do with redirects: error from log:

mod_rewrite: maximum number of internal redirects reached. Assuming configuration error. Use 'RewriteOptions MaxRedirects' to increase the limit if neccessary.

Anything in the error logs?

same here. The whole domain isn't reachable anymore after install. I need to throw away the .htacess to get on my domain again.

I did test withouth the install to see if the rewrites are working and the VHOST and wildcard DNS. There was no problem.

But right after the htaccess is put in place, the errors are back.

[Tue May 16 02:01:30 2006] [alert] [client xx.xx.xx.xx] /home/birdbook/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteBase: argument is not a valid URL
[Tue May 16 02:01:30 2006] [alert] [client xx.xx.xx.xx] /home/birdbook/public_html/.htaccess: RewriteBase: argument is not a valid URL

I looked around in all the forums of WP, and now i Think it might be php 4.4.2 related. I have seen more people with that php version. Perhaps the others here have also this php version running?

I have 4.2.2 and I installed everything but I then moved everything out of the wp-inst directory to the /wpmu/ directory (linux). I had to update the .htaccess file as well to tell it to use /wpmu/

Anyway when it was all done I had the 500 error and the logs said it was maximum redirect. Also, I did not receive an email during the installation.

So, please correct me if i'm not right, the problem is in current WPMU build?

Not sure where it goes wrong, perhaps a combination.

I got my 500 errors away today :)
Reading this : http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/topic.php?id=366&replies=2

I thought it would be a good idea for me to remove all base statements in the htaccess. At least I don't get the 500 errors anymore now. Now I am still testing to see if everything works ok.

Perhaps good for others to try as well?

I've found only one place in my htaccess where Base is used - it's "RewriteBase /"

Please, explane where have you deleted "Base"?
Were there many "Base" in your .htaccess?

UPD.

Have found quite alot of BASE in htaccess.dist
Does this file plays some role after installatiion?
Couse in my .htaccess there is no BASE any more

This is how i have:
###
#### blogs
###
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/templates/(.*) /wp-inst/wp-content/blogs/$1/templates/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/files/(.*) /wp-inst/wp-content/blogs.php?file=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/wp-content/blogs/(.*)/files/(.*) /wp-inst/wp-content/blogs.php?file=$3 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/wp-content/themes/(.*) /wp-inst/wp-content/themes/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^wp-content/themes/(.*) /wp-inst/wp-content/themes/$1 [L]

Wel looks like that part we didnt have the same problem. This is how mine looked like (the same as the htaccess.dist, so probaly the .htaccess at your side is ok)

================
RewriteBase BASE/

# Rewrite http://www.domain.com to domain.com
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.(.*)
RewriteRule ^(.*) http://%1/$1 [R,L]

###
#### blogs
###
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/templates/(.*) BASE/wp-inst/wp-content/blogs/$1/templates/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/files/(.*) BASE/wp-inst/wp-content/blogs.php?file=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/wp-content/blogs/(.*)/files/(.*) BASE/wp-inst/wp-content/blogs.php?file=$3 [L]

=============

I'm now trying to install everything again, to see how if I get it working a second time.

My best guess is that it somewhere goes wrong in the .htaccess but I have nu clue yet where.

I just noriced that my .htaccess is still different from yours. I'm having not the extra slash and that is working for me. This is how mine looks now (part of the .htaccess):

RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/templates/(.*) wp-inst/wp-content/blogs/$1/templates/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/files/(.*) wp-inst/wp-content/blogs.php?file=$1 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/wp-content/blogs/(.*)/files/(.*) wp-inst/wp-content/blogs.php?file=$3 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+)/wp-content/themes/(.*) wp-inst/wp-content/themes/$2 [L]
RewriteRule ^wp-content/themes/(.*) wp-inst/wp-content/themes/$1 [L]

Yeah, this slash near "wp-inst". I've tried .htaccess without it, but the result was the same.
Nothing changed...

think should wait for developers to answer...
Anyway thank you and good luck with this script :)

yeah the slash before wp-inst , off course I removed that slash at all the lines, not only at the part I posted.

I hope for an answer of the developpers as well. You good luck "waiting" for an sollution.

New info:
in my .htaccess, which is actually not much different from the rest of yours, there are two lines which make redirecting to run in circle:

RewriteRule ^index.php /wp-inst/index.php [L]
RewriteRule ^$ /wp-inst/index.php [L]

index.php here encircles redirection...

am I right?

any comments?

Looks right to me actually but htaccess files and rewrites are another one of my weaknesses. From the two lines you list, both a call to just to domain and a call to teh index.php files will drop teh browser into /wp-inst/index.php.

I think that that's the way it's suppose to work.

I would almost say take on older build of MU. I tried the one of 15 april today, no error at all. Working richt out of the box :)

I received the admin e-mail
Didn't have to change anything on the .htaccess
No 500 errors.

So to start, better take an older build.

hey, i've the same problems how yours. Agabird, you said that we should an older build, where can I get an older build.

Sorry for my bad english I'm from germany.

Thx Wilhelm

Where can we find the old build?