File upload lays error 500

[osenouci]

I am using WHM 11.34.1 (build 7) on a vps running centos 5.3. I have created an account and uploaded a website to it. When I upload a file using PHP file the server lays out error 500.

I have checked the file permissions but nothing so far.I have no idea why the access log is not being written to.

CGI/FastCGI

I have done more checks on it and it seems like the file is being uploaded successfully however when the script that moves it is called, meaning when the form url is called I am getting error 500.

This is really strange.

 

[Infopro]

When I upload a file using PHP file the server lays out error 500.

What does this mean? Can you be more specific?

 

[osenouci]

The upload starts and when the file gets submitted to PHP script that handles moving the file, I get the error 500. The script that handles the upload is located on on same page as the script that handles moving the file.

 

[Infopro]

Is the server running SuPHP?

 

[osenouci]

I have looked for mod_suphp in phpinfo() and there are no traces for it. However I have noticed that the directory permissions were named after the user account that I created using cpanel.

 

[quietFinn]

I have looked for mod_suphp in phpinfo() and there are no traces for it. However I have noticed that the directory permissions were named after the user account that I created using cpanel.

Look what is the "Server API" in phpinfo.

 

[osenouci]

CGI/FastCGI

 

[osenouci]

I have done more checks on it and it seens like the file is being uploaded successfully however when the script that moves it is called, meaning when the form url is called I am getting error 500.

 

[Infopro]

Sounds like you are not running SuPHP to me.

How large is the file you're uploading?

 

[quietFinn]

CGI/FastCGI

Means you use suPHP, and there should not be problems with file/directory rights if owner/group is the cPanel user and files are 644 and directories 755.

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Sounds like you are not running SuPHP to me.

Really?
All our servers run suPHP and Server API = CGI/FastCGI.

 

[Infopro]

Well:

...the file is being uploaded successfully however when the script that moves it is called, meaning when the form url is called I am getting error 500.

That's what that sounds like to me.

 

[LDHosting]

Well:



That's what that sounds like to me.

Or the script requires a PHP module that is not installed, or the script runs out of memory, or the script reaches the PHP max_execution_time, or the script is killed by CSF or similar, or there is a .htaccess problem, or 1 of 100 other different reasons.

Error 500 is a generic error message. Without checking the Apache error logs (/usr/local/apache/logs/error_log), any suggestions are basically guesswork.

 

[osenouci]

I have found the problem. My initial problem was that there was nothing written in the access error logs. I have finally managed to solve this. Apparently GD was not installed. I have recompiled PHP with GD and it worked like a charm.

Thanks for all of ya for trying to help. It was a pleasure.

 

[Infopro]

Or the script requires a PHP module that is not installed, or the script runs out of memory, or the script reaches the PHP max_execution_time, or the script is killed by CSF or similar, or there is a .htaccess problem, or 1 of 100 other different reasons.

Error 500 is a generic error message. Without checking the Apache error logs (/usr/local/apache/logs/error_log), any suggestions are basically guesswork.

'Sounds like', is guesswork. Nothing more. Thank you for straightening me out though. You are correct, it could be 1 of 1000 things. And, with no mention of trying to upload images in this thread:

..Apparently GD was not installed.

We only had 999 more reasons to go, to figure it out. We were almost there! :p