Comments on: WordPress Error 500 on 1&1 Web Hosting

By: dom

dom — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 02:14:02 +0000

adding that line into the .htaccess worked!

thanks so much for addressing both the error 500 and 1&1 hosting, that’s the exact combo I had.

By: Tyler Collins

Tyler Collins — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 06:34:52 +0000

The .htaccess worked perfect

Thanks!

By: Shane P

Shane P — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:00:43 +0000

Thank you, thank you. Updating the .httaccess file did the trick.

I’m sorry to hear that so many people have had issues with 1and1. I have been with them for almost 2 years and have found them to be very helpful.

By: Jonah

Jonah — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 14:53:05 +0000

Just wanted to say thanks for the advice. I added the line to my .htaccess file and now everything’s running smoothly after a very rocky upgrade from WP 2.7 to WP 3.01. Thanks for posting this!

By: Martin

Martin — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:08:58 +0000

Thanks for posting this article! 1and1 can be such a headache sometimes; their FAQ pages make it hard to find the necessary info…if they’ve even put it out there.

When I did a search for “AddType x-mapp-php5 .php”, their page come up right away.

Essentially, it says if you want to use PHP 5:

Create a .htaccess file and place the following line AddType x-mapp-php5 .php in it…
You can use AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php as an alternative for or instead of AddType x-mapp-php5 .php”

Here’s the link to check out 1and1′s What do I need to consider if I want to use PHP 5?. (I would have exploded before I found that.)

Thanks, again!
Martin

By: Preston

Preston — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 09:39:48 +0000

I just tried your suggestion and it still doesn’t work. WordPress tries for a longer time to activate a new plugin but still no dice – 500 Server Error.

By: Italo

Italo — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 02:29:47 +0000

I had the error 500 on 1and1 linux server when trying to activate Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin and this suggestions here solved the problem. Thanks a lot!!

By: dels7080

dels7080 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:33:00 +0000

Correction, somehow my bumping up the cache to 32M messed things up. Stick with the php5 change above and all worked great!

By: dels7080

dels7080 — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:27:32 +0000

Works like a charm! I have 1and1 for years and just started using WP. IT was bugging me to no end that every time I tried to configure anything in the Wordpress dashboard I would get a Error 500! I also bumped up the cache to 32M described here:

By: julio

julio — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:08:58 +0000

te lo agradezco mucho tenia ese problema que me estaba volviendo loco, pase 24 horas tratando de cambiar un dominio y solo era esa linea en el .htaccess.
gracias men.

By: caroline

caroline — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 08:14:13 +0000

thank you so muccchhhh !
I was desperate…

By: Posicionamiento Web

Posicionamiento Web — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 07:50:32 +0000

Thank you, you are the man!

Other guy forgot to write about AddType x-mapp-php5 .php

Regards!

By: Roger

Roger — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:39:47 +0000

Thanks for the info. Got it working now.

By: admin

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 15:22:07 +0000

It's in the root of your web space. I didn't have one and had to create and upload it: if you need help check out .htaccess Editor.

By: LoLyfe

LoLyfe — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:29:18 +0000

Interesting, I’ve been having this issue using 1&1 – however, try as I might, I cannot find a .htaccess file … where’s it supposed to be located?

By: warthpublishinginc

warthpublishinginc — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 19:47:41 +0000

I don’t think your problem is with WordPress but rather it is with 1and1. It is with good reason the Pennsylvania Better Business Bureau gives 1and1 their lowest rating: “F”
Warth Publishing Inc