It's quite possible to run Drupal using AwardSpace.com free hosting. However your initial installation is likely to generate 500 Internal Server Errors. Here is how to overcome the errors and get Drupal running.
- Upload Drupal to your domain folder (or a folder of your choice).
- Comment out the following lines in the .htaccess (add a # before them)
Options -Indexes
Options +FollowSymLinksDirectoryIndex index.php - Uncomment the following line (remove the # before it)
RewriteBase /
You should now be able to install Drupal.
Note: Do not use localhost as the host name. Create your database first, and the details will be shown in the AwardSpace control panel.
Problem... installed but now can't see site
Doc (not verified) on Wed, 04/07/2010 - 01:17Problem... it let me install but now can't see site.... since you had us reconfigure .htaccesss in this way how do i fix it it so that i can view my site again. i get a msg that says:
Drupal already installed
* To start over, you must empty your existing database.
* To install to a different database, edit the appropriate settings.php file in the sites folder.
* To upgrade an existing installation, proceed to the update script.
* View your existing site.
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