If nothing changes, and you still see the 500 error after enabling the PHP errors display, try changing the website’s PHP version<\/a> <\/b>and enabling displayErrors<\/a><\/b> on different versions. Once that’s done, you can proceed with the suggestions below 👇<\/p> If your website is created with WordPress, refer to this comprehensive tutorial: How to Fix 500 Internal Server Error on WordPress<\/a><\/b><\/p> If your website is created using a CMS different from WordPress, perform the following action according to the specific error message:<\/p> Call to undefined function<\/b>: change your PHP version<\/a><\/b>. Try all available versions; if the issue persists across all, review the code in the file mentioned in the error<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Parse error (Syntax Error)<\/b>: check the file mentioned in the error message for any syntax errors and edit the syntax<\/p>\n Warning Access Denied<\/b>: double-check the database credentials to make sure they’re correct in your website’s configuration file<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n Fatal error, Failed opening required<\/b>: it means that your site is calling for a file that does not exist or cannot be executed. Check if the file mentioned in the error message actually exists in the correct path<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Deprecated<\/b>: while lowering your PHP version<\/a> <\/b>may temporarily fix the issue, for security reasons, it is strongly recommended that you update your code to the latest PHP version<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>WordPress-Based Websites<\/h2>
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