I'm trying to install SilverStripe on my laptop, running Mac OS 10.4.9, Apache 1.3.33, PHP 5.2.2 and MySQL 5.0.27-max.

After running the installer, I first got the page telling me that mod_rewrite wasn't working, so I think I've fixed that. After refreshing the page, I get a 500 Internal Server Error.

Any ideas?

I added the following to the .conf file for my user in /etc/httpd/users/

AccessFileName .htaccess
RewriteEngine on
RewriteLog "/var/log/httpd/rewrite_log"
RewriteLogLevel 9
<Directory "/Users/httpd/Sites/cms/">
Options All
AllowOverride All
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine on

RewriteBase /
</IfModule>
</Directory>

Now the rewritetest isn't working. When running it, he following appears in my log file:

127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:45 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (1) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] pass through /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/rewritetest.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.js$' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.css$' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.png$' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.jpg$' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.gif$' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.php$' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add path-info postfix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewri$
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest/testRewrite -> InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '.*' to uri 'InstallerTest/testRewrite'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (4) RewriteCond: input='/InstallerTest/testRewrite' pattern='^(.*)$' => matched
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (4) RewriteCond: input='/Users/httpd/Sites/cms/InstallerTest' pattern='!-f' => matched
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (2) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] rewrite InstallerTest/testRewrite -> sapphire/main.php?url=/InstallerTest/testRewrite&
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) split uri=sapphire/main.php?url=/InstallerTest/testRewrite& -> uri=sapphire/main.php, args=url=/InstallerTest/testRewrite
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] add per-dir prefix: sapphire/main.php -> /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (2) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] trying to replace prefix /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/ with /
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (5) strip matching prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (4) add subst prefix: sapphire/main.php -> /sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (1) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] internal redirect with /sapphire/main.php [INTERNAL REDIRECT]
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.js$' to uri 'sapphire/main.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.css$' to uri 'sapphire/main.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.png$' to uri 'sapphire/main.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.jpg$' to uri 'sapphire/main.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.gif$' to uri 'sapphire/main.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] strip per-dir prefix: /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php -> sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (3) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] applying pattern '\.php$' to uri 'sapphire/main.php'
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:22:46 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#1807dac/initial/redir#1] (1) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] pass through /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/sapphire/main.php
127.0.0.1 - - [19/May/2007:09:23:09 +1200] [127.0.0.1/sid#1844a7c][rid#180ee34/initial] (1) [per-dir /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/] pass through /Users/httpd/Sites/cms/favicon.ico

Though following the force link works (:

Hi once again,

This worked for me. I`m on a Mac also. Follow this article:

http://www.ablogapart.org/2005/11/21/enable-mod_rewrite-on-os-x-104-tiger/

All the best.