Error 500 - Internal Server Error

Make sure that the /mt-static/ folder is not uploaded on the same folder with your .CGI files, but on the root of your domain.

Then, make sure that during the wizard you provide the full path to the mt-static folder, with the domain name included...

If it doesn't work, consider editing the mt-config.cgi file. Start by renaming it from "mt-config.cgi-original" into "mt-config.cgi", then edit the parameters in there, upload it to your CGIPath and finally set its permission to 755.

Then call your CGIPath in the browser ;)

Kind Regards,
Mihai Bocsaru

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good post.

Hi Mihai
I am stuggling to get movable type working on my website.
I have read all the install docs and forums and still have no luck.
I still get a 500 internal server error. I have uploaded the files using filezilla in ascii and binary as stated. I have changed the permissions of the .cgi files, support and themes folders, I have edited the mt-config.cgi file with my server details, I have played around with the mt.cgi file to direct it to my perl directory.(not too sure what Im doing here)
I am not very bright when it comes to web development and installs, still some what of a noobee.

Can you please help me try and figure this out.
My website is www.gtacademy.co.za.

Your help would be most appreciated.

OK So here is how it all goes wrong.....
As stated in the Install documents, when uploading the files...
quoted from the Install Doc.
"Upload the application directory (MT-5.0-en) without the static directory (MT-5.0-en/mt-static) via FTP to the cgi-bin directory."
If I upload the ("MT-5.0-en" directory / changed to "mt" directory) folder to a (cgi-bin) folder in my root website directory then I get the "
Error 500 - Internal Server Error"
Once I had moved the entire "mt" folder to my root folder, the install worked perfectly.( "Website root folder/public_html folder" has "mt" folder and "mt-static" folder in it)
When after Hours and days of trying to figure this out and then looking at the easier Debian server Movable Type install, I noticed that in that install document it states to put the "mt" folder in the root directory.

Problem solved. I hope this gets addressed in the install documents for Movable type..

Thank you

Hi Johnny,

It's nice to have Mr. Been around ;)

Well, the thing is that you could upload the 'mt' non static stuff inside your cgi-bin folder which could be either inside the root, or one level up, as a 'cgi-bin' folder on the same level with the root.

You could also place the 'mt' folder directly in the root, as you did.

Kind Regards,
Mihai Bocsaru

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Hi,
I need to replace a current website with a new one. I first deleted the current site folder in filezilla and uploaded my template, but i got a error message as
"Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@workbenchit.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.
More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request."

I don't know what was wrong.Can u please help me? my website name is "www.workbenchit.com". Hope you'll reply me soon with a solution.

Thanks,
Poojitha