The navigation in all of my EE sites just stopped working today!  Check it out:
http://www.northwestdivision.com

When you click a link, the URL changes, but it continues to display the Home page.  This is the case for all of my EE-powered sites.  I’m using the most recent build:

ExpressionEngine 1.6.3
Build:  20080319

I’ve spoken to my host (HostGator) and they assure me that they haven’t changed anything in the backend that may have caused this.  They thought that the server being migrated to PHP5 may have caused it, but my server hasn’t been migrated yet.

The only thing that I’ve been doing differently lately is toying with Plogger Photo Gallery, but I’ve had that working alongside my sites for a few days now.  This problem only started today.

Has anyone experienced this?  I’m getting nervous!
Thanks for any help.

EDIT:
I just realized that if I add “index.php” back into the URL, the correct page displays.  I had been using the “File and Directory Check” Method to hide “index.php”, but it’s been working fine until now. ??

Well, your server is reporting PHP 5.2.6 so I would guess that you just need to change your rewrite rule to this:

Note the question mark after index.php.

Cheers

Dry

It’s definitely sounding like the force query string issue- and money bet something has changed server side.  It’s not going to just break like that for no reason.

I’d probably give Drylouvr’s htaccess a shot.  If that doesn’t work- I’d remove the htaccess entirely- put back index.php, see if that works.  If it doesn’t- then I’d force query strings- and if necessary change the qtype.  Anyhoo- point is, get it working without htaccess- so that you can know exactly what settings are needed.  Once it works, you can go back and tweak around with htaccess to try and remove it again. 

Make sense?

Drylouvre - 17 May 2008 04:41 PM

Well, your server is reporting PHP 5.2.6 so I would guess that you just need to change your rewrite rule to this:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /index.php?/$1 [L]

Note the question mark after index.php.

Cheers

Dry

Ah!  That worked.  Thanks so much.
 
So that question mark is something I need to do just because of PHP5?  That should probably be added to the wiki, no?

By the way, is there a “recommended” method for removing index.php or is it just a matter of preference?

It’s something to do with PATH_INFO not being available and that’s why you need to make this change. I’m afraid I can’t tell you whether it’s specifically a PHP5 problem though I’ve only ever come across it when PHP5 is used.

In another thread Derek Jones mentioned that this is actually a server configuration issue so it might be worth talking to your host about why it works with PHP4 but not PHP5.

All the methods for removing index.php are unsupported officially so I don’t think there is a ‘recommended’ method. I guess it’s down to your own preference and your server setup.

Anyway, glad you got it working.

Dry

ZenBug, you’re all good?

I am, thanks. 
Closer ‘er up!

There you go. Come again some time