Movable Type Problem

December 26, 2004 10:51 PM

Movable Type Problem: I have a problem with Internal Server Errors and mt-comments.cgi after upgrading from version 2.6x to 3.14 [MI].

I upgraded mainly so I could use TypeKey authentication in my comments section. However, whenever I try to post a new comment to an entry, I get a 500 Internal Server Error. A check of my server error logs indicate that it's a "Premature end of script headers" while running mt-comments.cgi. It's a bit strange because using the same cgi to preview the comments seem to work. However, trying to post a comment gives me the error.

I've tried some of the suggested solutions I found, such as making sure that I uploaded the CGIs as ASCII and that the permissions are correct. Does anyone have any other possible solutions?

posted by gyc to Computers & Internet (5 answers total)

This is a shot in the dark, but I know that due to the recent MovableType spamming issues many hosts have disabled or blocked mt-comments.cgi from running. I would contact your host to get the full answer.
posted by re.becca at 11:09 PM on December 26, 2004

If that is the case, I know it's possible to rename your mt-comments.cgi to hide it from spambots. Google should help find how to do that. I've never gotten around to doing it, myself.

Also, and I know it's obvious and sorry if you already tried this, but this search brings back a fair number of hits.
posted by stavrosthewonderchicken at 12:32 AM on December 27, 2004

rename your mt-comments.cgi to hide it from spambots. Google should help find how to do that.

Just rename the file to mt-addcomments.cgi and then edit your mt.cfg file (look for the string "mt-comments.cgi" in there) to make MT aware of the change.

I'm sticking with MT 2.66 because of licensing issues, however.
posted by madman at 1:10 AM on December 27, 2004

FYI, I renamed mt-comments.cgi and that worked for a while, however recently spam's been creeping back in again. I haven't had the time to track down how it's happening and if there are any fixes.
posted by beowulf573 at 6:38 AM on December 27, 2004

Have you asked in the Movable Type forums? The Six Apart folks have seemingly decided that forums are something to hide 7/8ths of the way down an enormous list of links on the Support page instead of making them clear and accessible. But whatever; they're still very useful and you'll find the highest concentration of users-with-solutions there.
posted by bcwinters at 11:16 AM on December 27, 2004