SID-00654: HTTP 500 Error while accessing TWiki

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Category:	CategoryInstallation	Server OS:		Last update:	15 years ago

I have just installed the Twiki and configured onto my Linux Server. Fixed all errors, warnings, password settings and file/directory permissions, required software versions/releases like RCS, FIND, GREP, Perl etc.,.

When I try to go to: http://<server>/twiki/bin/view/

Received following error:

Most likely causes:
The website is under maintenance.
The website has a programming error.

What you can try:
Refresh the page.

Go back to the previous page.

More information

This error (HTTP 500 Internal Server Error) means that the website you are visiting had a server problem which prevented the webpage from displaying.

For more information about HTTP errors, see Help.

Please let me know what are the other possible causes for this error if you have encountered similar experience.

Regards

Ramesh Vasudevan

-- RameshVasudevan - 2009-12-04

Discussion and Answer

This is a support question, moving from Codev web to Support web.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-04

Login to the shell of the server via ssh and check the webserver error log. Please specify what webserver & version, OS & version you have.

-- PeterThoeny - 2009-12-05

Closing this question after more than 30 days of inactivity. Feel free to reopen if needed. Consider engaging one of the TWiki consultants if you need timely help. We invite you to get involved with the community, it is more likely you get community support if you support the open source project!

-- PeterThoeny - 2010-01-24

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