Fixing "no input file specified" error with .htaccess or php.ini

This error usually occurs on goDaddy hosting, because of the way they have PHP installed.

Method 1: Quick fix for Joomla and Magento on Apache server with .htaccess

The following method should work if you get "No input file specified" error message while installing a content management or eCommerce system on Apache server. It can be Joomla, Magento, or other platform that uses "index.php" as part of SEO friendly URLs.

Add the code below to your .htaccess file in the directory of your site on the server.

If you don't have .htaccess file there, just create a text file on your computer, paste the code, upload it to your server, and rename it to ".htaccess":

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
RewriteRule ^index.php/(.*)$ [L]

Note: if your site is not in the root of your domain name,
for example, in a subfolder named "yourdirectory":
http://yourDomain/yourDirectory/
then replace this:

RewriteBase /

with:

RewriteBase /yourDirectory/

Method 2: Fixing "No input file specified" error by editing php.ini file

The following should work if PHP runs in CGI mode, like on shared/Deluxe hosting from goDaddy.

Add the following to php.ini (or create a text file, paste the code, upload to the root directory of your site and rename it to php.ini):

cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1

Note for goDaddy users

If your site is hosted with goDaddy, the file should be named php5.ini.

If you uploaded a new php5.ini file, instead of editing the existing one, most likely it won't take effect right away, it should start working after the server is rebooted.

You may try to speed this up as explained here:
Why isn't my php.ini file taking effect?