No problem:
1. Which version of WPMU are you running?
2.7.1
2. Did you install WPMU as a directory or subdomain install?
directory
3. If a directory install, is it in root or in a subdirectory?
root
4. Did you upgraded from a previous version of WPMU? If so, from which version?
no
5. Was WPMU functioning properly before installing/upgrading BuddyPress?
yes
6. Which version of BuddyPress (BP) are you running?
1.0.2
7. Did you upgraded from a previous version of BP? If so, from which version?
no
8. Do you have any plugins other than BuddyPress installed and activated?
no
9. Are you using the standard BuddyPress themes or customized themes?
standard
10. Have you modified the core files in any way?
no
11. Do you have any custom functions in bp-custom.php?
no
12. If running bbPress, which version?
no
13. Please provide a list of any errors in your server’s log files.
none
Here is one more thing I just noticed. My site is hosted on 1&1 on a developer account. I took a look at my .htaccess file which currently has the
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
Command to force the server to use php5. When I add the text from the htaccess.dist
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase BASE/
#uploaded files
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/$ index.php [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !.*wp-content/plugins.*
RewriteRule ^(.*/)?files/(.*) wp-content/blogs.php?file=$2 [L]
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^.*/wp-admin$
RewriteRule ^(.+)$ $1/ [R=301,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]
<IfModule mod_security.c>
<Files async-upload.php>
SecFilterEngine Off
SecFilterScanPOST Off
</Files>
</IfModule>
I get 500 errors. Any insights?
Make sure you have the bpmember theme in the proper place: /wp-content/bp-themes/
Then, make sure you have it selected in WPMU’s backend by navigating to the BuddyPress menu grouping like this:
BuddyPress > General Settings > Select theme to use for BuddyPress generated pages
Choose the “BuddyPress Default Member Theme”.
I took a look at my .htaccess file which currently has the
AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
Command to force the server to use php5. When I add the text from the htaccess.dist
Also, concerning the .htaccess file. It will automatically be created for you during the WPMU install. So, if you went to it and did not see anything, then something went wrong with the install. Why did you have to add the text from htaccess.dist to your .htaccess file?
First off Jeff thanks for the help!
The themes are in the correct place as you have indicated above. The BPHome theme is located in the wp-content/themes directory to feed the main site.
When I did the install it didnt produce a .htaccess file. So I tried creating my own. Does this provide any insight?
Well, if you don’t touch the htaccess.dist, it should create the .htaccess file. It is an invisible file, so if you do not have your file browser set to view hidden files, you will not see it.
Also, if as you’ve said you did a root install of WPMU, then this line should be:
RewriteBase /
and not:
RewriteBase BASE/
I can see hidden files so thats not the issue.
But, Jeff your other solution fixed everything perfectly. Thanks for the assistance!
Great! I’m glad I could be of assistance.
