The newest release of elgg and I don't think I have a dedicated server, I mean I have a business package, thats all...

If i do not have the ht access set up right can someone edit one for me and send it to me ? I mean I think I am but it's just not working.

@cody:

Are you sure that you entered the site URL, path to root directory and path to data directory correctly? In case you entered something wrong it's already written in the database and if you don't start the installation process with an empty database in later tries you will always get the same error even if you might entered something different for site URL and paths.

If mod_rewrite is correctly configured you also don't need to rename the actions folder. It works then.

Do you install in a subdirectory in your domain, for example http://domain.name/elgg/? Then you would need to adjust RewriteBase in .htaccess. Otherwise I don't think your problem is caused by a wrong .htaccess.

If you would install on a local server I would have suggested to add the lines

<Directory "/path/to/your/root/directory">
   AllowOverride All
</Directory>

to your Apache's http.conf as this could solve the error you have. But as you are installing on a webserver, your hoster should have configured Apache already correctly.

@iionly

I will review the .htacces again, thanks so much for your time

Just had a brain storm about this whole elgg thing and what my new question is, is this, does the .htaccess file need to be in the elgg folder where the domain is pointing or does that matter ?

On the system settings and etc screen, make sure that you are entering your

• The site URL, followed by a trailing slash:
• The full path to your site root on your disk, followed by a trailing slash:
• The full path to the directory where uploaded files will be stored, followed by a trailing slash:

e.g.

• site URL =    http://.../
• full path to your site root  =    .../elgg174/
• full path to the directory =    .../elgg174data/

with the trailing slashes. You've may have forgotten those trailing slashes.

I have done all of this, I am beginning to this this can't happen for me...

Have you dropped your complete DB and tried a new install?

If your hosting provider is not helping you, leave them and find someone else.

Well heres something new...

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, webadmin@kundenserver.de 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.

@webgalli
cain't just drop hosting providor..
-> same hosting that supports fbfkids.com ! ;-)
cody has so far had some of the best advice given for these problems
which are the usual newbie, non-techie's issues.
he must be doing something wrong which is quite elementary,
wich he just does not see due to lack of elgg experience..
which would most probably take you (for example)
a few minutes to fix and get the install done right... ;-P