Title: .htaccess error / Internal Server Error 500
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# .htaccess error / Internal Server Error 500

 *  [bbleaks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bbleaks/)
 * (@bbleaks)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-error-internal-server-error-500/)
 * We’ve been running a BlackBerry site at [http://www.bbleaks.com](http://www.bbleaks.com),
   but have recently been experiencing an issue with our .htaccess file and getting
   consistent 500 errors.
 * I have deleted the .htaccess file, changed it to .txt format, and everything 
   else imaginable. I thoroughly checked through plugins and other code, and think
   the problem is with the permalinks and the .htaccess file. Our current permalinks
   structure is set to /%post_id%/%postname%
 * Sometimes the .htaccess file with take the same code and multiply it a hundred
   times within the same file. This causes a complete and constant 500 error until
   the .htaccess file is deleted.
 * How can this be fixed? Please help, as this has become extremely frustrating 
   and we’re loosing hundreds of traffic data. Thank you greatly in advance!

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 *  [Josh Feck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/builtbynorthby/)
 * (@builtbynorthby)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-error-internal-server-error-500/#post-1815466)
 * I checked your site, and it looks like it might be hacked. For one, there are
   spam links in the footer. And that’s some strange behavior going on with the .
   htaccess file.
 * Here’s a resource I recommend:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_My_site_was_hacked)

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## Tags

 * ["internal server error"](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/internal-server-error/)
 * [500 error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/500-error/)
 * [error 500](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-500/)
 * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Josh Feck](https://wordpress.org/support/users/builtbynorthby/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/htaccess-error-internal-server-error-500/#post-1815466)
 * Status: not resolved

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