XF 2.1 .htaccess causing error 500

[Patrity]

I am getting nothing but error 500 trying to just view my forums front page

Invalid command '\xef\xbb\xbf#', perhaps misspelled or defined by a module not included in the server configuration

I have not modified the original .htaccess file:

#    Mod_security can interfere with uploading of content such as attachments. If you
#    cannot attach files, remove the "#" from the lines below.
#<IfModule mod_security.c>
#    SecFilterEngine Off
#    SecFilterScanPOST Off
#</IfModule>

ErrorDocument 401 default
ErrorDocument 403 default
ErrorDocument 404 default
ErrorDocument 405 default
ErrorDocument 406 default
ErrorDocument 500 default
ErrorDocument 501 default
ErrorDocument 503 default

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On

    #    If you are having problems with the rewrite rules, remove the "#" from the
    #    line that begins "RewriteBase" below. You will also have to change the path
    #    of the rewrite to reflect the path to your XenForo installation.
    #RewriteBase /xenforo

    #    This line may be needed to workaround HTTP Basic auth issues when using PHP as a CGI.
    #RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -l [OR]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
    RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^(data/|js/|styles/|install/|favicon\.ico|crossdomain\.xml|robots\.txt) - [NC,L]
    RewriteRule ^.*$ index.php [NC,L]
</IfModule>

Thank you in advance,

 

[Robagio]

Having the same problem.

 

[djbaxter]

Are you using Notepad to edit the .htaccess file?

That will often create Error 500.

Try using File Manager in cPanel. Open .htaccess and resave it.

Or download Notepad++ and make sure it's set to use the Unix version for LF.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.1.html

 

[Robagio]

Are you using Notepad to edit the .htaccess file?

That will often create Error 500.

Try using File Manager in cPanel. Open .htaccess and resave it.

Or download Notepad++ and make sure it's set to use the Unix version for LF.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/download/v7.7.1.html

I can only speak for myself, but I only edit files in cPanel, so the Notepad thing can’t be the problem for me.

 

[Robagio]

I moved all the XenForo files into public_html and it worked.