Title: Experiencing random “Internal server Errors” (Update WP 2.9) Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Experiencing random “Internal server Errors” (Update WP 2.9) * [deus62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deus62/) * (@deus62) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/) * Hi everyone, * just a quick question if anyone else is experiencing the same problem. * Update to latest WP version (2.9) went smoothly and my site seems to run without a problem. * But … * When I try to edit a longer post, I get completely irregular “Internal server Errors”. I’ve had 6 of these in the last two hours. Sometimes edits work fine… but take a long time to be saved to the server). * Now I’m wondering if … * a) it’s my host (has been stable for years without a single server error for about 8 or 9 years!) * b) or if sth changed with WP 2.9 (f.ex. longer runtime for scripts or sth like that) that could cause this error. * Again, I’ve never had this problem before. * Any comment or help is appreciated. * deus62 * P.S.: The post in question is this one (editing works 50% of the time … for the rest I get server errors): * [http://livingwithmusic.com/mosaic/](http://livingwithmusic.com/mosaic/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Big Boss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andddd/) * (@andddd) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313679) * What’s inside errors_log of apache? * Thread Starter [deus62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deus62/) * (@deus62) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313689) * I do not have access to error logs. I think. * Thread Starter [deus62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deus62/) * (@deus62) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313690) * If anyone else reads this, has script time in WP 2.9 increased (substantially)? * I have the feeling that’s my problem. I’m on manged hosting that sets script run-time limits for the various accounts. * Unfortunately, I don’t have access to error logs (only to FTP and access logs). * Thread Starter [deus62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deus62/) * (@deus62) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313703) * Yep. Looks like the WP update pushed me above script limits. Bummer. :/ * [Denis de Bernardy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/denis-de-bernardy/) * (@denis-de-bernardy) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313710) * double check file permissions. * [http://htmlfixit.com/cgi-tutes/tutorial_Common_Web_dev_error_messages_and_what_they_mean.php](http://htmlfixit.com/cgi-tutes/tutorial_Common_Web_dev_error_messages_and_what_they_mean.php) * Thread Starter [deus62](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deus62/) * (@deus62) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313719) * OK, but if it sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t, file permissions can’t really be the culprits, can they? * [Big Boss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andddd/) * (@andddd) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313767) * You shoudn’t get 500 error if you have not enough memory, usually php shows error like ‘tried to allocate … memory exhausted …’ on most mod_php web hostings. But it can be 500 error on some fast-cgi/cgi web hostings with memory limit per user account in OS. Depends on how web server is configured. * If your web hosting is mod_php based and you got 500 error so u should contact your web hosting provider about a problem. For example, I’ve got a same problem when used a web hosting with IIS + php configured and the problem was solved with a php downgrade. * [Jimi Wikman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortfiles/) * (@mortfiles) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313879) * I am having the same issue. * Error logs state: [Sat Dec 19 20:54:43 2009] [error] [client xxx] Premature end of script headers: post.php, referer: [http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php](http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php)[ Sat Dec 19 20:54:43 2009] [error] [client xxx] File does not exist: /home/mfse01/ public_html/500.shtml, referer: [http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php](http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php)[ Sat Dec 19 20:54:53 2009] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 19804 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL * [Sat Dec 19 20:57:52 2009] [error] [client xxx] Premature end of script headers: post.php, referer: [http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php](http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php) [ Sat Dec 19 20:57:52 2009] [error] [client xxx] File does not exist: /home/mfse01/ public_html/500.shtml, referer: [http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php](http://www.mortfiles.se/xxx/wp-admin/post-new.php)[ Sat Dec 19 20:57:59 2009] [warn] mod_fcgid: process 21878 graceful kill fail, sending SIGKILL * [Andrew Ozz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/azaozz/) * (@azaozz) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313946) * You’ll probably need to contact your host’s support. Unfortunately the “Premature end of script headers” error message only means “something didn’t work…”. It can be caused by a number of things: too large error logs, a kill script that quits a process when it uses more than a certain amount of memory or CPU, routing problems, high packet loss, etc. * [Jimi Wikman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortfiles/) * (@mortfiles) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313951) * To large error logs, CPU and memory I can rule out since I am the host 🙂 Routing problem seems unlikely and package loss would effect other services as well. * It’s only the post.php file that is causing this problem as far as i have seen. All else seem to work just fine. * Whats confusing is that it works sometimes and sometimes not, even when dealing with the same post. If I make a preview I always have to refresh and then it shows the page. When making new posts or updating posts it seems more random. * [dragonintuitive](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dragonintuitive/) * (@dragonintuitive) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313955) * Horrible page load times when I’m trying to edit/publish a post or page! Often getting 505 error or Mysql server has gone away. It’s making 2.9 unusable. * [wardrox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wardrox/) * (@wardrox) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313963) * I’m also finding similar problems. Often getting 500 Internal Server Errors as well as very, _very_ long save times. * [wardrox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wardrox/) * (@wardrox) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313971) * Looks like everything saves fine, it just doesn’t update the writer informing them and just hangs. I suggest to people struggling with slow saves simply refreshing the page and seeing if the edits, counter to what WP is saying, has been saved. * [Jimi Wikman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mortfiles/) * (@mortfiles) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1313980) * It does post, I posted 2 posts even though the post.pm showed a Internal Server Error when posting. * [wardrox](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wardrox/) * (@wardrox) * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/#post-1314026) * I just upgraded to the newest version of YARPP (Yet Another Related Posts Plugin) and I think it’s solved the problem for me. * According to the YARPP twitter, there was a time-out bug that’s been fixed with the new version (3.1.2) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 25 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Experiencing random “Internal server Errors” (Update WP 2.9)’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * ["internal server error"](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/internal-server-error/) * [YARPP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/yarpp/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 25 replies * 13 participants * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/) * Last activity: [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/experiencing-random-internal-server-errors-update-wp-29/page/2/#post-1314577) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics