Godaddy Installation

Has anyone had experience using jamroom on Godaddy?

I've hit a brick wall immediately.

I was able to run the install.php one time. It mentioned some permission issues with some files in the cache directory, although there were no files in the cache directory, and I was able to update the mysql database.

When I refreshed I got a 500 Internal Error and can't move beyond that.
updated by @gmeshowcase: 12/29/14 09:14:08AM

Yeah - Godaddy has a funky .htaccess setup - most like you are going to need to add the following to your .htaccess file:


put it right after the "RewriteEngine On" line.

Also - if that does not work, remove the "-ExecCGI" option from the "Options" line in the .htaccess file as well.

Give it a few mins too - Godaddy caches .htaccess files, so it may take 15 mins before your changes become available.

On a side note, if you're not heavily invested with Godaddy I would highly recommend alternate hosting - in the many years we've supported Jamroom they are one of the hosting providers our customers consistently have issues with (not just Jamroom too).

Hope this helps!


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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net

I will try your suggestion. I was trying to install on a shared IP and Godaddy said I needed a domain. So I've purchased a domain, a cheap one, and will try again in an hour.

What hosting services do you suggest?

If you're feeling ambitious -
https://www.jamroom.net/brian/documentation/guides/1188/high-performance-jamroom-on-digitalocean


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Paul Asher - JR Developer and System Import Specialist
updated by @paul: 02/25/14 11:50:21AM

It depends on your level of expertise - I'd recommend something like Pair Networks:

http://www.pair.com

for shared hosting, and Digital Ocean:

https://www.digitalocean.com/

for do it yourself. You'll find a good DO guide for getting setup with JR here:

https://www.jamroom.net/brian/documentation/guides

Hope this helps!


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Brian Johnson
Founder and Lead Developer - Jamroom
https://www.jamroom.net

GoDaddy is bad. If you must use shared hosting I suggest dream host. With dream host you can create a cgi file which is a round about way of accessing the php.ini file for your shared environment. Godaddy just throws their hands in the air and says dude you need vps when it comes to anything.. Godaddy dosent work well with much on their shared environment. Well they can display an HTML page fine. But they block ports and this and that... They are a big headache...

I have used a jamroom on dream host & godaddy shared hosting and it only works on dream host. You will need to set a cgi file up which they do not do for you and its one of the things they say do at your own risk.... But what's cool is they let you. Go with dream host you'll be better off if you must use shared hosting. A cgi file can set things like your file upload size in a shared environment it works like a php.ini file. Godaddy will make you buy a vps server to have access to that.


updated by @developer-networks: 02/27/14 06:00:22AM