500 internal server error after uploading theme

  • nycjoed

    (@nycjoed)


    17 years ago

    Hi. I’m working on setting up my first blog, so please be forgiving.

    Today my blog was up with the default WordPress theme. It’s hosted at godaddy. Everything was good.

    I then downloaded a free theme to my computer, unzipped it, and uploaded it to its own folder within the the wp-content\themes folder. Immediately after uploading it, I tried to login to the wordpress/wp-admin page and I got the 500 internal server error. This also happens at the main wordpress folder of my blog.

    This is nearly the first thing I’ve tried to do. Didn’t even get my first post up.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    17 years ago

    Can you FTP into your site? If so, simply delete the new theme folder within wp-content/themes. The default theme will then automatically be used.

    Thread Starter nycjoed

    (@nycjoed)

    17 years ago

    Thanks esmi.

    I deleted the new theme folder within wp-content themes – in an attempt to undo whatever I did, but I still get the same error.

    I used the FTP utility in godaddy because I haven’t figured out the correct settings for FTP yet.

    desertwebdesigns

    (@desertwebdesigns)

    17 years ago

    It shouldn’t matter how you FTP it up to your site. However, a 500 internal server error typically indicates a scripting issue. Check your php.ini file to make sure display_errors is on so you can see any php errors that are thrown. In the case of GoDaddy, they run php as a CGI extension. 500 errors are common in CGI scripts when there is a scripting error.

    If you have removed the theme and are still getting the 500 error though, contact Go Daddy to see if there is a server issue as the problem is obviously not with your theme since you’re not using it.

    brainycat

    (@brainycat)

    17 years ago

    The 500 may also be in your browser cache. Try ctl-f5 to force a new reload. You may have inadvertently put/removed files from the wrong directory, in case you will need to reinstall WP. Of course, DWD may very well be correct and godaddy is having issues with your server.

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