[Solved]Click view gives internal server error

[SpokaneDude]

I presume this has to do with my permissions... where can I find the correct settings for all folders?

[jacobi22]

Error Code 500?
maybe mod_rewrite is not allowed on your Server

[SpokaneDude]

I just got mod_rewrite working (I think)... now, the problem is that NOTHING shows when I view the site.  Is there something in .htaccess I need to change also?

[jacobi22]

for the short-url-script i use this Code in htaccess

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^([\sa-zA-Z0-9_-]+)$ short.php?_page=$1 [QSA]

you need the file short.php in your bakery-Root and this file needs the droplet-code for the short Urls

[SpokaneDude]

Is there a place in the "docs" where I can find an explanation of this?  I'm not sure what goes in the short.php file... sorry for being so lame, but I'm a newbie at WB.

[Ruud]

You do not need the htaccess/short.php to start your first site.
I would suggest to remove these two files. Your installation will work fine after that.

[SpokaneDude]

No, that didn't help... see smokinlegalanywhere .com/baker and click on Preferences or Accesories.  These are both L1 menus, with L2 below them which for some reason don't show.  That's another issue for me to investigate.

[Ruud]

Did you get any errors when you created these pages?
WB needs to write physical files for any created page (except the homepage).
The folders need to have the correct permissions that are valid for your host/webserver config.
More explanation can be found here: http://www.websitebaker2.org/topics/files-and-permissions.php

[dbs]

and check the path in config.php

seems you mixed something up.
http://www.websitebaker2.org/forum/index.php/topic,23361.0.html

[SpokaneDude]

I have never had so many problems with permissions in my life!

 I found some PHP code that I want to have check my permissions... so I created a new "code" page, pasted the PHP code into it and clicked save... and then I get this error, which absolutely stumps me because I am the Adminstrator, and have god-like permissions!  What is wrong?

You don't have permission to access /baker/modules/code/save.php on this server.

[Ruud]

You are admin in WB.. great
You might even be admin on FTP on your webserver.. fine

Pressing save means WB (aka Apache webserver) wants to do something on your (*nix) filesystem.
Your webserver will not have god-like permissions (I hope, for your sake).. Your filesystem (if configured ok) will protect you for doing things wrong by mistake.

Did you read and understand the issues on permissions described here?: http://www.websitebaker2.org/topics/files-and-permissions.php

Bottom line:
If you cannot save pages, you also cannot create a page to check if you can create pages.

[SpokaneDude]

I give up!  Too many problems just to make a small change... thanks everybody for your time... I'm going to look elsewhere for a CMS that doesn't make my head hurt! 

[jacobi22]

And Lepton has the same problems?   

http://smokinlegalanywhere.com/lepton/

[SpokaneDude]

Well, Jacobi22... I'm hoping to get some better help from them than I have been getting from this board all afternoon... I think it has something to do with the permissions or the fact it's installed in a sub-directory, but it should work out of the box, yes?  And it doesn't...

I sure wish some of you "experts" would help a newbie, rather than just bust my chops!

[dbs]

here you find 2 files for checking your system. copy to the server, type the path in your browser and tell us the results.
http://www.websitebaker2.org/forum/index.php/topic,19267.0.html

[SpokaneDude]

Check returns this:
    You have PHP 5.2.2 (or greater)
    Safe Mode is off
    You have MySQL 4.1.x (or greater)
    You have the gd extension

All of the permissions were wrong!  So I reset them to what they should be...and it works!

FANTASTIC!  I thank you so much... this was killing me!

Hopefully, one day I can repay you somehow...

SpokaneDude

[dbs]

nice to hear.  

but how are your settings in Backend:
Settings > Button: Show Advanced Options > Server Settings

should be like screenshot

[SpokaneDude]

I made some changes, and when I went to save them, I got this error message:

You don't have permission to access /baker/admin/settings/save.php on this server.

Permissions for Settings is 755...

My head is starting to hurt again!