Title: Confusing Server Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Confusing Server Error

 *  [theinternetmademedoit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theinternetmademedoit/)
 * (@theinternetmademedoit)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-server-error/)
 * I’ve got my wordpress install up and running on a mediatemple gridserver. Available
   at [http://www.waabstract.com](http://www.waabstract.com).
 * At first glance, everything seems to be working nicely. But a “500 Internal Server
   Error” awaits anyone who clicks on a link. Any link.
 * This has me kind of confused. How can the first page be working–database connections
   and all–whilst everything else seems to be off limits. In my book, all settings
   must be ok for that first portion to work, no? Am I forgetting/missing something?
   Not sure where to start troubleshooting!
 * Cheers,

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 *  Thread Starter [theinternetmademedoit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theinternetmademedoit/)
 * (@theinternetmademedoit)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-server-error/#post-1081952)
 * Note to self: don’t forget to update your .htaccess file. In my case, I forgot
   all about this little bugger because my ftp program doesn’t show hidden files
   per default. What was needed was updating the two RewriteRule paths.
 * I love happy endings.
 *  [dma-85](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dma-85/)
 * (@dma-85)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-server-error/#post-1081977)
 * what did you put in your .htaccess file? I’m having the same problem but don’t
   know what to put in the .htaccess file!

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [dma-85](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dma-85/)
 * Last activity: [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/confusing-server-error/#post-1081977)
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