[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #20746: Accessing non-existing theme folder in Network install gives 500 error

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#20746: Accessing non-existing theme folder in Network install gives 500 error
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 Reporter:  arkimedia                            |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  defect (bug)                         |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal                               |   Milestone:  Future
                                                 |  Release
Component:  Rewrite Rules                        |     Version:  3.3.2
 Severity:  normal                               |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-testing has-patch dev-         |     Focuses:  multisite
  feedback 2nd-opinion                           |
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Changes (by bananastalktome):

 * keywords:  needs-testing has-patch => needs-testing has-patch dev-
     feedback 2nd-opinion


Comment:

 Similar to the [comment:36 comment] by @thomaswm, for our subdomain
 install changing the `$1` replacement with a dash for both of the
 following rules seems to work:

 {{{
 RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) - [L]
 RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ - [L]
 }}}

 I am not sure if this is truly a valid fix, but feel that an Apache
 generated 404 page rather than WordPress one (while maybe not ideal) is
 still better than the current long-standing behavior of an Apache
 generated 500 page and internal redirect loop.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/20746#comment:51>
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