{"id":6604,"date":"2022-04-26T10:51:32","date_gmt":"2022-04-26T15:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/?p=6604"},"modified":"2022-04-26T11:01:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T16:01:33","slug":"how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error\/","title":{"rendered":"How to debug and fix 500 internal server error?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #212121;color:#212121\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error\/#how_to_debug_500_internal_server_error\" >How to debug 500 internal server error?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error\/#how_to_fix_500_internal_server_error\" >How to fix 500 internal server error?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error\/#1_corruptmisconfigured_htaccess_file\" >1. Corrupt\/Misconfigured .htaccess file<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error\/#2_deactivating_faulty_plugintheme\" >2. Deactivating Faulty Plugin\/Theme<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error\/#3_configuration_of_php_memory_memory_limit\" >3. Configuration of PHP memory (memory_limit)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Are you hosting a website somewhere around the globe? Then most likely, you faced an&nbsp;<strong>INTERNAL SERVER ERROR<\/strong>. The error itself states the error is internal, which means it has something to do with the serve<span style=\"color: initial;, sans-serif\">r.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error-1-1024x665.jpg\" alt=\"How to debug and fix 500 internal server error\" class=\"wp-image-6631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error-1-1024x665.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error-1-300x195.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error-1-768x499.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error-1-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-and-fix-500-internal-server-error-1.jpg 1879w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_debug_500_internal_server_error\"><\/span>How to debug 500 internal server error?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mostly there are three reasons which cause Internal <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_HTTP_status_codes#5xx_server_errors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Server Error<\/a>,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" id=\"block-1b0af592-e2c5-43f9-b3f4-f47f13c05e1b\"><li>Corrupt\/Misconfigured .htaccess file.<\/li><li>Faulty Plugin\/Theme.<\/li><li>Overextended use of assigned PHP memory (memory_limit).<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, if you face an internal server error as described above in the image, the error is due to PHP or MySQL issues. Specifically, it might be due to max SQL connections reaching inadequate memory limits, broken PHP code, improper file\/directory permissions, invalid group ownership, bad vhost configs, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For preliminary steps, you can take the following steps,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Try After some time:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>On many occasions, this is a time-specific error that will be automatically resolved after some time from the server end, which means you don&#8217;t need to take any action from your side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Clear Browser History &amp; Cache:<\/strong>&nbsp;Try clearing the browser&#8217;s history and cookies; this might help work the website back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Refresh the page:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Sometimes, it might be an error for a temporary purpose. Refreshing the page once, you might see the website loading back again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"428\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-500-internal-server-error-1024x428.jpg\" alt=\"How to debug 500 internal server error\" class=\"wp-image-6632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-500-internal-server-error-1024x428.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-500-internal-server-error-300x125.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-500-internal-server-error-768x321.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-500-internal-server-error-1536x642.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/How-to-debug-500-internal-server-error.jpg 1979w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_fix_500_internal_server_error\"><\/span>How to fix 500 internal server error?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We have discussed enough what is 500 internal server errors and what possible causes. Let&#8217;s get started with the actual resolution part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_corruptmisconfigured_htaccess_file\"><\/span>1. Corrupt\/Misconfigured .htaccess file<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Every request which comes to the server will first pass through the defined set of rules in the .htaccess file. If the .htaccess file gets corrupted or has misconfigured code, the website will face 500 internal server errors. We have already covered the article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/how-to-modify-the-htaccess-file\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to modify the .htaccess file?<\/a>; follow the article to make fixes or else rename the .htaccess file to something like <em>.htaccess-bkp<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-htaccess-file-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"rename htaccess file\" class=\"wp-image-6616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-htaccess-file-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-htaccess-file-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-htaccess-file-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-htaccess-file-1536x809.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-htaccess-file-2048x1079.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_deactivating_faulty_plugintheme\"><\/span>2. Deactivating Faulty Plugin\/Theme<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Roughly <a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WordPress<\/a> dominates the marketplace, and most websites are being deployed using WordPress due to its flexibility and versatility. The open-source and community-driven platform regularly announces required updates for the time being. Most custom plugins\/themes or any of the open-source plugins\/themes, sometimes might not be compatible with the deployed updates or, in rare cases, conflict with the already installed plugin\/theme in WordPress. You have two options to resolve the issue: fixing the problem manually or removing\/deactivating the plugin\/theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>How to know it&#8217;s a plugin\/theme problem?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>Well, it can be done by enabling the WordPress to debug mode or checking the error_log file, which is situated in the WordPress installation directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To enable the WordPress to debug mode; make the following adjustment in the wp-config.php file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enable-wordpress-debug-mode-using-wordpress-1024x539.jpg\" alt=\"enable wordpress debug mode using wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-6612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enable-wordpress-debug-mode-using-wordpress-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enable-wordpress-debug-mode-using-wordpress-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enable-wordpress-debug-mode-using-wordpress-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enable-wordpress-debug-mode-using-wordpress-1536x809.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/enable-wordpress-debug-mode-using-wordpress-2048x1079.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Post enabling the debug mode. You can see the error directly browsing the website,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/post-enabling-debug-mode-in-the-wordpress-1024x298.jpg\" alt=\"post enabling debug mode in the wordpress\" class=\"wp-image-6615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/post-enabling-debug-mode-in-the-wordpress-1024x298.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/post-enabling-debug-mode-in-the-wordpress-300x87.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/post-enabling-debug-mode-in-the-wordpress-768x223.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/post-enabling-debug-mode-in-the-wordpress-1536x446.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/post-enabling-debug-mode-in-the-wordpress-2048x595.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, the question is\u00a0<strong>How to disable the plugin\/theme if I can&#8217;t access the website backend?<\/strong>\u00a0The answer is <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">RENAME THE DIRECTORY<\/span><\/strong>. You might ask, <em>is it real?<\/em> <strong>Yes of course<\/strong>, just navigate to the plugin\/theme installation directory and re-name the plugin\/theme directory to something else (ex: litespeed-cache-renamed).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"616\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-theme-plugin-directory-name-1024x616.jpg\" alt=\"rename theme plugin directory name\" class=\"wp-image-6617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-theme-plugin-directory-name-1024x616.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-theme-plugin-directory-name-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-theme-plugin-directory-name-768x462.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-theme-plugin-directory-name-1536x924.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/rename-theme-plugin-directory-name.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re able to access WordPress then navigate to Plugins \u2192 Installed Plugins \u2192 Find out the faulty plugin, and <strong>click<\/strong> on <strong>Deactivate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/deactivate-the-faulty-plugin-using-wordpress-dashboard-1024x304.jpg\" alt=\"deactivate the faulty plugin using wordpress dashboard\" class=\"wp-image-6610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/deactivate-the-faulty-plugin-using-wordpress-dashboard-1024x304.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/deactivate-the-faulty-plugin-using-wordpress-dashboard-300x89.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/deactivate-the-faulty-plugin-using-wordpress-dashboard-768x228.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/deactivate-the-faulty-plugin-using-wordpress-dashboard-1536x455.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/deactivate-the-faulty-plugin-using-wordpress-dashboard.jpg 1997w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_configuration_of_php_memory_memory_limit\"><\/span>3. Configuration of PHP memory (memory_limit)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many hosts do not edit the default copy of the php.ini global setting, in which memory_limit is set at 128MB only, or the custom-configured limit in the php.ini might not be sufficient for your application to run. Due to a lack of PHP memory allocation, your application\/website might face 500 Internal Server errors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To configure memory_limit in the cPanel, <strong>navigate<\/strong> to <strong>cPanel<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>MultiPHP<\/strong> <strong>INI<\/strong> <strong>Editor<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Select<\/strong> <strong>Domain<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Increase<\/strong> the <strong>memory_limit<\/strong> as per the requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/memory_limit-increase-in-the-cpanel-1024x602.jpg\" alt=\"memory_limit increase in the cpanel\" class=\"wp-image-6614\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/memory_limit-increase-in-the-cpanel-1024x602.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/memory_limit-increase-in-the-cpanel-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/memory_limit-increase-in-the-cpanel-768x451.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/memory_limit-increase-in-the-cpanel-1536x903.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/memory_limit-increase-in-the-cpanel.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To configure memory_limit in the DirectAdmin, <strong>navigate<\/strong> to <strong>DirectAdmin<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>PHP<\/strong> <strong>Setting<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Select<\/strong> <strong>memory_limit<\/strong> and increase the limit as per the requirement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/directadmin-adjust-memory-limit-1024x278.jpg\" alt=\"directadmin adjust memory limit\" class=\"wp-image-6611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/directadmin-adjust-memory-limit-1024x278.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/directadmin-adjust-memory-limit-300x81.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/directadmin-adjust-memory-limit-768x208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/directadmin-adjust-memory-limit-1536x416.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/directadmin-adjust-memory-limit.jpg 1667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>After making the changes, refresh the window.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Still not resolved?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t worry! If you&#8217;re a KnownHost customer and still facing 500 internal server issues after going through all the possible resolutions, get in touch with our support team. Login to the client area and open a support ticket using the help desk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KnownHost offers 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, all 7 days of the week best in class technical support. A dedicated team is ready to help you should you need our assistance. Are you not using KnownHost for the best Webhosting experience? Well, why not? Check with&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.knownhost.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">our Sales team<\/a>&nbsp;to see what can KnownHost do for you to improve your web hosting experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you hosting a website somewhere around the globe? Then most likely, you faced an&nbsp;INTERNAL SERVER ERROR. The error itself states the error is internal, which means it has something to do with the server. 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