Title: Error Log and HTTP 500 error Last modified: September 1, 2016 --- # Error Log and HTTP 500 error * Resolved [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/) * Its been few days that one of my website has been showing this message HTTP 500 error. And today when I checked in to cPanel, file manager I found one error log. The error log was showing this information: * [26-Jul-2016 12:24:03 America/Chicago] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected‘(‘ in /home/mellin/public_html/semaystudio.com/index.php on line 35 * I am new to programming and coding but if you show me some ways or what to change or edit then I am able to work with it. * Please anyone help me with it. My website name is semaystudio.com. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617259) * Try [manually resetting your plugins](https://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)( no Dashboard access required). If that resolves the issue, reactivate each one individually until you find the cause. * If that does not resolve the issue, access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel, navigate to `/wp-content/ themes/` and rename the directory of your currently active theme. This will force the default theme to activate and hopefully rule-out a theme-specific issue ( theme functions can interfere like plugins). * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617333) * [@james](https://wordpress.org/support/users/james/) Huff I tried everything you mentioned above but non of them work. Is there any other way. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617334) * Try [downloading WordPress](https://wordpress.org/download/) again, access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel, and delete then replace your copies of everything **except** the `wp-config.php` file and the `/wp-content/` directory with fresh copies from the download. This will effectively replace all of your core files without damaging your content and settings. * Some uploaders tend to be unreliable when overwriting files, so don’t forget to delete the original files before replacing them. * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617335) * Thank you for replying again but still I got same problem. I did exactly the same like you mentioned above. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617342) * What is the name of the theme you were using? * Also, double-check `/wp-content/themes/` on your server. Do you have a theme with “twenty” in the name installed? * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617343) * Twenty Thirteen was the theme I was using. Yes, there’s few themes with twenty. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617344) * Ok, and to try resetting the theme, did you rename `/wp-content/themes/twenty- thirteen/` to something like `/wp-content/themes/twenty-thirteen-broken/` or did you rename the whole `/themes/` directory? * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617345) * I renamed just the theme not the whole directory. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617346) * What’s line 35 of your file at `/semaystudio.com/index.php` ? Or, if you don’t have a 35th line, how many lines does that file have? * To find out, access your server via [SFTP or FTP](https://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel, and open the file with a [plain text editor](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files#Text_Editors). * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617347) * index.php file has 181 files. The line 35 has this code on it: * if (preg_match_all ( “/(]+src=”([^”]+)”[^>]*>)|(]+href=”([^”]+)”[ ^>]*>)|(]+src='([^’]+)'[^>]*>)|(]+href='([^’]+)'[^>]*>)/i”, $l1, $regs )) { * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617348) * And there’s your problem. The file should only have 18 lines. 😉 * I’ll have to ask you to please repeat from earlier: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error?replies=11#post-8720007](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error?replies=11#post-8720007) * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617349) * Do I need to replace wp-config-sample.php? And how about the error log on current directory? * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617350) * You probably should replace the sample file, just as a precaution. No need to remove the error log or other not-WordPress files. * Thread Starter [sulabh12](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sulabh12/) * (@sulabh12) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617351) * I did it and it still shows the same problem. * Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * (@macmanx) * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/#post-7617352) * Hm, does the index.php file at `/semaystudio.com/index.php` suddenly have 181 lines again? * Did you delete the file before replacing it? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Error Log and HTTP 500 error’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [http 500 error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/http-500-error/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 17 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-log-and-http-500-error/page/2/#post-7617354) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics