User talk:Moleski

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Recruiting wiki editors

This is exactly like Wikipedia.[1]

GoDaddy Mediawiki Error 500

This wiki unexpectedly stopped working with "Error 500."

Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

The cause of the problem was the .htaccess file, which looked like this:

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wiki/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wiki/index.php [L]
</IfModule>Options -Indexes
Options -Indexes

I eliminated the redundant "Options -Indexes" phrase from the "</IfModule>Options -Indexes" line, and the wiki came back to life.

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wiki/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wiki/index.php [L]
</IfModule>
Options -Indexes

I don't understand what went wrong. I didn't create or modify the .htaccess file myself.

GoDaddy did this! I made a backup of the wiki right after installation, and it didn't have either line in it!

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /wiki/
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /wiki/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

GoDaddy's help system isn't entirely helpful on this score. In "Issues with Server-Side Includes and .htaccess Files," GoDaddy says:

"Options -Indexes" is the preferred way to disable directory browsing. This is also the default behavior.
  • Why did GoDaddy edit the .htaccess file to include a default setting?
  • Why did GoDaddy mess up the .htaccess file by attaching "Options -Indexes" to the "</IfModule>" tag?
  • Why did GoDaddy mess up the file twice?

Getting started

Welcome to the Polanyi Society website

Need to introduce the Polanyi Society and the wiki here.

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Help for new users:

Consult the User's Guide for information on using the wiki software.[2]

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Website home page

First edits

Moleski (talk) 02:08, 10 February 2015 (UTC)

References

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