Title: Error 500 fixation
Last modified: September 5, 2017

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# Error 500 fixation

 *  [parulgup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parulgup/)
 * (@parulgup)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-fixation/)
 * The website is showing Error 500. How can i fix it without using cpanel
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-500-fixation%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [wbcomdesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wbcomdesigns/)
 * (@wbcomdesigns)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-fixation/#post-9468889)
 * Hello [@parulgup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/parulgup/)
 * Please take a look…
 * [https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/how-to-fix-the-500-internal-server-error-on-your-wordpress-website](https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/how-to-fix-the-500-internal-server-error-on-your-wordpress-website)
 * Hope this will help.
 * Thanks.
 *  [paulmahony](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulmahony/)
 * (@paulmahony)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-fixation/#post-9469126)
 * Make sure to check your php error log to see if there are any significant error
   messages 😉
 *  [mcfreder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcfreder/)
 * (@mcfreder)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-fixation/#post-9469264)
 * Open your wp-config.php and add this line:
 * `define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M');`
 * This should fix 500 error once and for all. However, If you still getting the
   error then you must go to cpanel and make sure PHP VERSION 5.6 is selected if
   not select it. 5.6 and 7.x version are a huge deal they take less cpu usage and
   handle errors very well; as a result a very fast loading time.
 * If you are on a dedicated server and the above didn’t work out you might want
   to reset files/folders permissions recursively:
 *     ```
       #find . -type d -exec chmod 775 {} \;
       For all directories 
   
       #find . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; 
       For all files
       ```
   
    -  This reply was modified 8 years, 9 months ago by [mcfreder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcfreder/).

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 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [mcfreder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcfreder/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-fixation/#post-9469264)
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