UK_Dave — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 15:19:36 +0000

An update on this -
I contacted my hosting company and they told me that they do not support directory listings on their shared servers in order to maintain a high level of security. So that's that. I set up the page on a new sub-domain and put an FTP link on the main page, so people can view the file listing provided they have the username and password, plus IE 7 or Mozilla 2 which are FTP enabled.

supersam33 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:41:24 +0000

Freehostia automatically redirects your website to that page if the servers crash. Ive emailed them about this problem before

pr0gr4mm3r — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:35:21 +0000

supersam33;222842 wrote: Just a server crash, the freehostia servers arent stable

I don't think so. An "internal server error" almost always refers to an error in a script or configuration file. It the server crashed, the site wouldn't be available.

supersam33 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:30:05 +0000

Just a server crash, the freehostia servers arent stable

pr0gr4mm3r — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:25:42 +0000

supersam33;222839 wrote: I know what that error is.

What is it?

supersam33 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 15:24:20 +0000

I know what that error is. Freehostia.com doesn't have the best servers. I've used them before, they tend to always crash and give you those internal server errors. But they have really good and fast support, and usually fix it within an hour. But it is just really annoying... if you are looking for a free host try my-place or bytehost

pr0gr4mm3r — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:27:25 +0000

CHMOD isn't going to help you. Please go into your server's error log and see what the error is.

UK_Dave — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 12:35:30 +0000

Thanks guys. As CHMOD is not something I'm familiar with, I tried the .htaccess file, but got this error:

Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@mydomain.org 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.

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I may try enabling FTP access using a sub-domain, as the folder needs to be password-protected anyway, but that means users have to enter username and password twice.

Alternatively please point me to a CHMOD help site. Meanwhile I'll check with my hosting company, as the feature seems to be disabled on other sites I have hosted with them.

pr0gr4mm3r — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:25:51 +0000

supersam33;222807 wrote: Some hosts dont allow you to use .htaccess though, that is why i hate some hosts, especially free ones... well atleast some of them

That's why it is worth paying a few $$ for a decent one. You can't expect something for nothing.

supersam33 — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:12:01 +0000

Some hosts dont allow you to use .htaccess though, that is why i hate some hosts, especially free ones... well atleast some of them