WAMP / Apache INTERNAL SERVER ERROR when trying to move site to localhost...

[toomanyknots]

Well, I removed .htaccess file and it works now. Here is my .htaccess file, would if be ok to edit my site offline without the file, than upload it later if I reupload my site to the internet? Is it only for security, and could it break my site if I try to just re-include it later?:

# Begin cache control #
ExpiresActive on
ExpiresActive off
<FilesMatch ".*">
Header unset Cache-Control
Header unset Expires
Header unset Last-Modified
FileETag None
Header unset Pragma
</FilesMatch>
# End cache control #

Do I need to respell expiresactive somehow?

[toomanyknots]

Well now I have another problem. I cannot sign in to my admin. I believe the problem stemmed from installing ioncube loaders on my wamp server. I tried to sign on to my admin WITHOUT the loaders, but it didn't work and prompted me to install them as some of my add ons use them. So I did that, and it appears I installed them correctly:



Now when I try to go to my admin, it crashes apache. I believe it is due to the browser being redirected to "http://www.localhost.com/zencart154test2/zenadmin/" for no reason, when it should just go to "localhost/zencart154test2/zenadmin/". I am not sure why it is redirecting, it does it on firefox and EI. I am guessing it has something to do with the ioncube loaders. My website works fine for some reason, it's just my admin:

[win8win]

I prefer to do thing online.as after all,you have to be online.
offline seems wasting a lot of time.

[RodG]

I prefer to do thing online.as after all,you have to be online.
offline seems wasting a lot of time.

I call doing things online "Mistakes made while you watch" :-)

Even worse, this is generally the same as saying "I'm so good, I can work without a backup".

Worst advice ever!

Cheers
RodG

[toomanyknots]

Thank you RodG. (sorry for the slow reply, I have been busy but I really appreciate the help!) In my includes/configure and my admin/includes/configure both are define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://localhost'); neither use a www. If I go to "www.localhost" I get the same server not found message too so I don't know if redirecting is the problem or not but it seems like it to me.

[lhungil]

Well, I removed .htaccess file and it works now. ...

[I]# Begin cache control #
ExpiresActive on
ExpiresActive off
...

Just enable mod_expires in your Apache configuration (and make sure you set "AllowOverride All" or at least "AllowOverride Indexes" on the server root / virtual host root). Then those directives will work.

... If I go to "www.localhost" I get the same server not found message too so I don't know if redirecting is the problem or not but it seems like it to me.

Strange, can you confirm the issue started after installing IONCube? Can also check the Apache configuration and .htaccess files (for any FQDN style Redirect / RewriteRule directives) and your browser (any plugins or proxies).

One alternative approach would be to change local domain name resolution for your computer so you can use something other than "localhost" and "localhost.localdomain".

For example I currently have the following added to the host file on my development computer:

# Zen Cart Projects
127.0.0.1       zencart.local
127.0.0.1       www.zencart.local

If you use a domain name such as "mydomain.local" and "www.mydomain.local" and configure Apache to use VirtualHost directives, it will make testing locally far easier. The multiple domain names on one IP address example should give a good idea how to accomplish this...

For example I currently have the following added to the Apache configuration on my development computer:

# Allow Apache to serve the root folder
<Directory "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/public_html/">
	Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews

	# Apache 2.4 requires mod_access_compat for these
	AllowOverride all
	Order allow,deny
	Allow from all
</Directory>

# HTTP access
<VirtualHost *:80>
	ServerName zencart.local
	ServerAlias www.zencart.local
	DocumentRoot "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/public_html/"
	ErrorLog "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/zencart-error.log"
	CustomLog "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/zencart-access.log" common
	SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"
</VirtualHost>

# HTTPs access
# Requires mod_ssl and SSL configuration elsewhere
<VirtualHost *:443>
	ServerName zencart.local
	ServerAlias www.zencart.local
	DocumentRoot "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/public_html/"
	ErrorLog "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/zencart-error.log"
	CustomLog "C:/workspaces/ZC/zencart/zencart-access.log" common
	SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV "development"

	SSLEngine on
	SSLCertificateFile "C:/wamp/bin/openssl/certs/localhost.crt"
	SSLCertificateKeyFile "C:/wamp/bin/openssl/private/localhost.key"
</VirtualHost>

[RodG]

I tried to sign on to my admin WITHOUT the loaders, but it didn't work and prompted me to install them as some of my add ons use them.

Any ideas as to what the add-ons are that need ironcube? (I've no doubt that it will be some kind of commercial add-on that isn't necessary for the cart to function)

Now when I try to go to my admin, it crashes apache. I believe it is due to the browser being redirected to "http://www.localhost.com/zencart154test2/zenadmin/" for no reason, when it should just go to "localhost/zencart154test2/zenadmin/".

Computers *never* do anything for 'no reason'.

I am not sure why it is redirecting, it does it on firefox and EI. I am guessing it has something to do with the ioncube loaders. My website works fine for some reason, it's just my admin:

Without knowing a little more about the ironcube add-on it is impossible to say if this is the cause of the redirects or not.

If we assume that the problem *isn't* caused by these add-ons, then the 1st thing you need to check is the SERVER settings in you /zenadmin/includes/configure.php file.

It should probably be
define('HTTP_SERVER'. 'http://localhost') ;

Note: Don't use a 'www' in this define (it can be done but you'll need to modify the server 'hosts' file else the server won't know that this is a 'local' server rather than a remote server)

The DIR_WS_ADMIN path should be automatically determined with your ZenCart version, but before we consider that this isn't being correctly set for some reason we need to ensure the server setting is correct 1st.

Cheers
RodG

[RodG]

Well, I removed .htaccess file and it works now. Here is my .htaccess file, would if be ok to edit my site offline without the file

Yes. That'll be no problem. In fact a default zen-cart installation doesn't have an .htaccess file in the root folder.

Cheers
RodG