URL Method 2 .htaccess issue on GoDaddy

[techjournalist]

hi - long time lurker - first time poster (and i used the affiliate code on GoDaddy too so hopefully that donated some money back to the project).

Here's my issue:
-I've changed to URL Method 2 - which then redirects to sitename.com/category - except that it doesn't - the browser still shows the index.php page regardless of the /category page selected.

-when i change the .htaccess file - i get a 500 Internal Server Error - (and yes i've copied all the info from the categories page for the .htaccess file)

My specs are:
Pligg 1.03b
hosted on GoDaddy

ThnX in advance to anyone that can help me out and/or point me in the right direction. Go Pligg!

[bilicc]

i encountered the same problem, waiting for an answer...

[ChuckRoast]

A quick Google revealed a number of caveats you may run into with Godaddy and mod_rewrite, top amongst them being 15-60 minute delays before .htaccess changes take effect.

This is a shot in the dark but it sounds like it could be an issue with -MultiViews

Try removing -MultiViews from line 8 in your htaccess..

Change

Options +FollowSymlinks -MultiViews

To

Options +FollowSymlinks

[techjournalist]

A quick Google revealed a number of caveats you may run into with Godaddy and mod_rewrite, top amongst them being 15-60 minute delays before .htaccess changes take effect.

This is a shot in the dark but it sounds like it could be an issue with -MultiViews

Try removing -MultiViews from line 8 in your htaccess..

Change

Options +FollowSymlinks -MultiViews

To

Options +FollowSymlinks

alrighty i'll give it a shot and see how it looks in 15-60 mins! thx for the suggestion

[techjournalist]

alrighty i'll give it a shot and see how it looks in 15-60 mins! thx for the suggestion

nope didn't work. But now i'm locked out of my admin account altogether too.

When you choose url method 2 - the login redirects me back to the index page (nice loop). So i'm going to have to dig into the database table to try and find where i need to make a change to get access again. fun fun fun.

If anyone has any other ideas on how to get the .htaccess to work on GoDaddy - love to hear it! the only reason i chose them is pligg had them listed and i wanted to give back to the project.

[bilicc]

i successfully solved this problem by commenting this line about #203:

Options All -Indexes

to:

## Options All -Indexes

And the URL 2 method now works!

[bilicc]

But now i'm locked out of my admin account altogether too.

About this issue, you can upload the new .htaccess file to your server, then you'll be able to login your admin panel.

Regards,
bilicc

[techjournalist]

About this issue, you can upload the new .htaccess file to your server, then you'll be able to login your admin panel.

Regards,
bilicc

Thnx for the suggestion - just tried it out - and unfortunately it doesn't work for me.

[techjournalist]

Thnx for the suggestion - just tried it out - and unfortunately it doesn't work for me.

aaahh my bad - it actually DOES WORK...with two caveats.

Adding in the categories information that Pligg provides doesn't work - so i needed to leave as the default info. Also i made the mistake of uploading the adjusted .htaccess file as ASCII which is didn't work. When i editted with VI it worked fine.

ThnX!!!

[bilicc]

aaahh my bad - it actually DOES WORK...with two caveats.

Adding in the categories information that Pligg provides doesn't work - so i needed to leave as the default info. Also i made the mistake of uploading the adjusted .htaccess file as ASCII which is didn't work. When i editted with VI it worked fine.

ThnX!!!

Happy to hear that, it's my pleasure!