SuExec problem

[Shane_from_UK]

Hello,

I have an installed the Magento and after the following command suddenly I am geting "500 Internal Error Server" error message.

find . -type d -exec chmod 777 {} \;

After contacting the Magento they suggest me to check if a server is SuExec or not? but as I am new in linux hosting can some one please suggest me the futher steps to check server is Suexec or not? if yes then how to disable it..

Any help will be much appreciated

[plotter]

Hello,

Have you try it, no then refer the URL

http://www.host.co.in/forums/f37/how...uexec-not-821/

Best Luck

[dave9000]

In ssh at the root prompt

httpd -l

See if mod_suexec.c is listed. If it is your server is using suexec.

If you are running suexec this should fix your site. (Use at your own risk)

find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;

[chirpy]

You could also try running:

/scripts/chownpublichtmls

That will repair file ownership issues.

[brianoz]

Based on the error you're getting I'd say you almost certainly have suphp or similar.

To repair the permission damage the find command did, from the same directory run:

chmod -R go-w .

Note: this will destroy your server permissions if you run it from anywhere other than a home directory/public_html.

By the way, that Magento find command is ridiculous as it opens permissions wide on the account - not a good idea; a common mistake made by developers.

[Shane_from_UK]

Yes will run the following command

/scripts/chownpublichtmls

But I think it will take effect server wide...Are you sure that it will not cause any problem to other users account hosted on same server?

Waiting for your reply.....

Thanks again chirpy and all other members who are helping me throughout this Thread

[eUK-Patrick]

I will suggest you to go through the error logs on the server which appears after you access the page which is giving "500 Internal Error Server" message.

[root@server ~]#tail -f /usr/local/apache/logs/error_log | grep yourdomain.com

You can paste the error if you are unable to read it .