Internal Server error 500 when going to admin directory

[judgedredd]

I realized that I hadn't installed the .htaccess filke in the correct location or renamed it. This has now been done but the problem still persits. I beautified the .htaccess code and this is what is in it:

Code:

# php -- BEGIN cPanel-generated handler, do not edit
# Set the “alt-php72” package as the default “PHP” programming language.
<IfModule mime_module>
 AddHandler application/x-httpd-alt-php72 .php .php7 .phtml
</IfModule>
# php -- END cPanel-generated handler, do not edit

#
# GetSimple CMS htaccess ROOT file
# apache 2.4
#

# The following require certain allow overrides, if getting 500 error comment them out one by one
# can be resolved in apache httpd.conf to ensure security alternatives

# override charset
AddDefaultCharset UTF-8
#prevent directory listings
Options -Indexes

# Follow symbolink links, This is required for rewrites on some hosts
Options +FollowSymLinks

# Set the default handler.
DirectoryIndex index.php

# blocks direct access to the XML files - they hold all the data!
<Files ~ "\.xml$">
    <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
        Deny from all
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
        Deny from all
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
        <IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
            Require all denied
        </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
</Files>
<Files sitemap.xml>
    <IfModule !mod_authz_core.c>
        Allow from all
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_access_compat.c>
        Allow from all
    </IfModule>
    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
        <IfModule !mod_access_compat.c>
            Require all granted
        </IfModule>
    </IfModule>
</Files>
# handle rewrites for fancy urls
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
        RewriteEngine on

# Usually RewriteBase is just '/', but
# replace it with your subdirectory path

    RewriteBase /public_html/SimpleCMS
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule /?([A-Za-z0-9_-]+)/?$ index.php?id=$1 [QSA,L]
    </IfModule>

The lines at the top are what my host put there so I have not touched it (I just added those lines into this file and made this file the active one).
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Ok. I was able to get the installation complete by commenting out this line:

Code:

AddDefaultCharset UTF-8

the php installation already has that enabled.

Now, the problem I am having is that the page within the admin folder come up empty. so I will have to go through the .htaccess file another line at a time.