Title: CGI Timeout Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# CGI Timeout Error

 *  Resolved [shalzis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shalzis/)
 * (@shalzis)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout-error/)
 * Aah – I get the following error –
 * **“CGI Timeout
    The specified CGI application exceeded the allowed time for processing.
   The server has deleted the process.”
 * My website is hosted on IIS. I reset the same but still do not see my site opening.
   How do I rectify this error?
 * 🙁
 * Thanks in advance for your help.
 * Shalini

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout-error/#post-1677565)
 * Try:
    – switching to the default theme by renaming your current theme’s folder
   in wp-content/themes using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients) or whatever
   file management application your host provides.
 * – [resetting the plugins folder](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin.

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 * [CGI](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/cgi/)
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 * [time-out](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/time-out/)

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cgi-timeout-error/#post-1677565)
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