Title: HTTP 500 Internal Server Error while editing
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# HTTP 500 Internal Server Error while editing

 *  Resolved [Wordsshewrote](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordsshewrote/)
 * (@wordsshewrote)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/)
 * Hey guys!
 * I am very new to this, I only created my blog website today & have already stuffed
   it up! I was trying to figure out how to remove the recent posts from my homepage&
   am definitely NOT a techie! I tried pasting a code I found into my themes editor&
   pressed update then instantly got the HTTP 500 Internal Server Error! I cant 
   access my page & really hope I can get it back! The website is [http://www.wordsshewrote.com](http://www.wordsshewrote.com)
   I’ve been working on it all day, someone please help me!!
 * Thank you!!

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 *  [Borko](https://wordpress.org/support/users/media-x/)
 * (@media-x)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/#post-4174757)
 * You should access your WP install by by using the file manager provided in your
   host’s control panel. Popular file managers: cPanel, DirectAdmin, Plesk or by
   using an FTP or SFTP client. Please, read[ How to use Filezilla](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_FileZilla).
   
   Once you access your files, you will have to rename/delete your active theme 
   folder so it will switch to the default theme. Then you will probably be able
   to access you backend. In order to use you theme, you will have to upload a fresh
   copy of it. Hope this makes sense and it’s not to “techie” for ya 😉
 *  Thread Starter [Wordsshewrote](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordsshewrote/)
 * (@wordsshewrote)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/#post-4174862)
 * Media X, Ok thanks! I will try and follow your instructions, but I ‘m a first
   grader when it comes to this stuff! So I’ll report back. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [Wordsshewrote](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordsshewrote/)
 * (@wordsshewrote)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/#post-4174874)
 * Ok so I’m in the FileZilla Client, the instructions on my host page say: Select
   the Import option from the File menu (File ⇀ Import).
    Select the XML file you
   have just downloaded and click OK
 * I can’t get past these steps, my computers says “documents.library-ms is no longer
   working.”
 * HELPPP I am so lost!
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/#post-4174875)
 * What on earth are you trying to import? You need to switch to the default theme
   by renaming your current theme’s folder inside wp-content/themes and adding “-
   old” to the end of the folder name using [FTP](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients).
 *  Thread Starter [Wordsshewrote](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wordsshewrote/)
 * (@wordsshewrote)
 * [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/#post-4174882)
 * LOL I had no idea what I was doing! Anyway I got it back now! Thank you so much!!
   🙂

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-internal-server-error-while-editing/#post-4174882)
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