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A 500 internal server error is a slip-up that stops your web site from functioning properly. This can be caused by a problem that prevents your server from carrying out a request. Though there are variety of potential causes of 500 internal server errors, one among the foremost common could be a corrupted .htaccess file. This tutorial can explain how to create a new one.<\/p>\n
It is necessary to notice, however, that the 500 error code doesn’t establish the exact reason behind the error and there is also a unique cause, like a plugin conflict or the PHP memory limit might have to extend.<\/p>\n
How does a 500 internal server error affect my website?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you have a 500 internal server error, your website will not display on a browser. Instead, users will be shown a white screen with the 500 error message. In effect, your website will be offline until the issue is fixed. In the worst-case scenario, this may also prevent you from accessing the WordPress admin login page, requiring you to attempt a fix by accessing the website files via cPanel or FTP.<\/p>\n What is a .htaccess file<\/strong><\/p>\n The .htaccess file is a small but essential file for WordPress websites that controls the configuration of the Apache web server on which your site runs. If it is corrupted, your site will not be able to function properly.<\/p>\n How to create a new .htaccess file<\/strong><\/p>\n Thankfully, this is not too difficult an issue to fix and you can do this by simply creating a new .htaccess file. To do this:<\/p>\n 1. Log into your\u00a0cPanel account<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 2. Navigate to the\u00a0Files<\/strong>\u00a0section and click on\u00a0File Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\n 3. If you only have a single domain, the .htaccess file will be present in the\u00a0Home folder<\/strong>. If you have multiple domains, choose the affected domain and you will find its .htaccess file in the top-level folder for that domain.<\/p>\n 4. If you cannot see the .htaccess file, it will be hidden. To make it visible, click on the\u00a0Settings<\/strong>\u00a0button at the top right of the cPanel screen and when the dialog box opens, check\u00a0the Show Hidden Files (dotfiles)<\/strong>\u00a0option. The .htaccess file should now be visible in the list of files.<\/p>\n 5. Now the .htaccess file has been located, the next step is to rename it.\u00a0Do not delete it,\u00a0<\/strong>instead,\u00a0right-click<\/strong>\u00a0on the file and\u00a0rename it<\/strong>\u00a0to something like .htaccess-old.<\/p>\n 6. Now try to\u00a0view your website<\/strong>\u00a0in your browser. If your website appears as normal and there is no 500 internal server error notification, the issue has been fixed.<\/p>\n 7. To complete the task of creating a new .htaccess file, you now need to log in to your website\u2019s\u00a0WordPress admin panel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n![\"htaccess-1\"](\"https:\/\/ownwebservers.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/htaccess-1.png\")
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