WordPress MU

I have uploaded several themes and when I go to site admin - themes and try to activate them, i get a 404 error. I changed the permissions on the main folder and the wp-content folder both to 777, and it still can't display the web page. going back to check on them, they are still in the same spots that they were to start, no changes were made. please advise and thanks in advance

I have the same problem.

You know. I've typed and retyped this response about a dozen times now and I keep on deleted it.

*sigh*

Per the readme.txt file included within the download:

Support Forum and Bug Reports
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Please read http://trac.mu.wordpress.org/wiki/DebuggingWpmu before asking any questions. Without all the information required there we'll just ask for it anyway or worse, your request will be ignored.

How about checking the webserver's error logs, what version of mu you're running, subdomain or subdirectory, etc.

Also have you done any debugging on the issue?

Have you tried removing the newly added themes and just flipped the current ones on and off? How about if you just install a single new theme and try turning on just one?

When you look at the end user theme page, any themes reported as broken?

My bad.

V1.2.4

When activating a theme;
In ie I get a 404 error
In firefox I get a delay (like it's done something) then wpmu-edit.php doesn't execute, but saves/opens a zero content file 0B.

worked one time after restoring wpmu-edit.php and then died again.

Have quit browser. Have tried another browser (ie)
Have checked my firewall.

Unix hosting.
MU is in root/blogs/
Running in sub directory mode

Debugging yes - Removed all new themes, leaving factory.
Even factory only, causes the condition.

Tedious, but can you confirm what the chmod is for the admin folder, but wpmu-edit.php does execute for anything except case=themes!
The blog folder and contents folder are 755.

blogs/error.log has no errors
got the welcome email

Presentation tab only shows the 1 theme
WordPress mu Default 1.6
and no errors.
Just says themes must be enabled by site admin, which is when I get the non execute or 404 error (depending on browser)

I have tried deleting the scripts and reuploading several times.
I removed the extra space after ?> as well.

Don't know where VHOST is.

wp-config
$base = '/blogs/';

Any ideas??

1 more thing
.htaccess says;

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /blogs/

#uploaded files
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/$ index.php [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-content/blogs.php?file=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule . - [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-.*) $2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

While .htacess.dist says;
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase BASE/

#uploaded files
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/$ index.php [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-content/blogs.php?file=$2 [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule . - [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-.*) $2 [L]
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

I presume this is correct and dist is not current?

When I had a MU install using sub domains mode, I did not get the theme problem on the themes I am trying to install now.

But my host doesn't do wild cards, so I had to do a fresh install using sub folders mode.

Since then I've had the can't install themes (404 in ie, non executed download script in firefox).

No ideas then ?

i have the same problem.

this is ridiculous. I have the same problem... Something is going on with wpmu. Is there no fix to this?

It's not MU.

there are other threads with the same or similar issue, and I've had the same problem myself. Click the button and things tank? Then php does not have enough memory assigned to it in Apache. It's not a setting you can fix yourself unless you have a VPS or dedicated.

If you are on a shared host, and you have this or a similar issue, I doubt your host will up this limit. You'll have to find a better host, as MU is not suited to shared hosting anyway.

Best bet would be to communicate with your host and see if they're raise your memory limit. It's discussed under the php section of the readme file. (Pointing you at that as I can't remember the exact name of the memory limit within php.ini)