{"id":23303,"date":"2018-08-21T16:52:03","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T11:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.resellerclub.com\/?p=23303"},"modified":"2026-05-13T13:28:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T13:28:35","slug":"fixing-the-500-internal-server-error-0n-your-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.resellerclub.com\/blog\/fixing-the-500-internal-server-error-0n-your-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Fixing the 500 Internal Server Error for your WordPress website"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Remember the time you tried logging in to your WordPress and it would take forever to load? And finally, just when you thought it was about to load, there appeared a doodle with a hammer or a screwdriver trying to fix something! You guessed it right! We are talking about the 500 internal server error.<\/p>\n

In this article, I\u2019ll walk you through what are the causes of this error<\/strong> and how to fix it for your WordPress website<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Internal Server Error on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As you can see, the name itself shows that an error has occurred on the server level due to which the requested page isn\u2019t able to load. There are several reasons for this to occur. However, there is, nothing in particular, that could have prompted it.<\/p>\n

The 3 probable reasons<\/strong> that usually cause this on WordPress are:<\/p>\n

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  1. Corruption or a syntactical error in .htaccess file<\/li>\n
  2. Exhausting the PHP memory limit<\/li>\n
  3. Error or break in the code of a plugin installed<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To fix this error on your WordPress website, you need to fix the above issues<\/strong>. Let us see, how you can go about fixing them.<\/p>\n

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      Check .htaccess file<\/h2>\n

      To access your .htaccess file, you need to login to your website\u2019s hosting panel i.e cPanel or access it via an FTP.On cPanel .htaccess file can be accessed by following these steps:<\/p>\n

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      1. Login to your Control Panel<\/li>\n
      2. Go to the WordPress website domain<\/li>\n
      3. Access the cPanel<\/li>\n
      4. In cPanel, search for File Manager \u2192 public_html \u2192 .htaccess file<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Once you\u2019ve located your .htaccess file, you need to check if it is corrupted. Before you begin checking, rename your file and download it. Also, create a copy of this file as a backup.<\/p>\n

        Now after you\u2019ve downloaded your .htaccess file, open it any HTML editor (Notepad, Notepad ++, Sublime etc.) and replace the code with the code available here<\/a> on the official WordPress website. Depending on the version of WordPress installed, the code changes thus, make sure you\u2019re copying the right code.<\/p>\n

        Save the .htaccess file and upload it to the server. Reload your WordPress website and check if the error is fixed.<\/p>\n

        If the error is fixed, congratulations if not, move on to see the solution for the next probable cause of the error. But before that, go to your WordPress Admin Panel \u2192 click on Settings \u2192 Permalinks and click Save<\/strong>, this is to ensure that a new .htaccess file is generated automatically and the 404 error<\/a> doesn\u2019t occur.<\/li>\n

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        Increase the PHP Memory Limit<\/h2>\n

        Moving on the next possible cause of the 500 internal server error – exhaustion of PHP memory limit. The PHP memory limit is usually set up by your hosting provider and WordPress. Say the limit is set as \u2018X\u2019 and, as soon as, there\u2019s a drop in the memory the server automatically displays a 500 internal server error as a sign for you to fix it. The simplest way to resolve this is by increasing the PHP memory limit of your WordPress website.Let us see 2 ways by which you can increase your PHP memory limit.<\/p>\n