Title: HTTP Error 500 updating plugins
Last modified: June 7, 2017

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# HTTP Error 500 updating plugins

 *  [javablood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javablood/)
 * (@javablood)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/)
 * Recently I received this error when updating Revolution Slider and apparently
   there was a compatibility error with a lower php that they fixed. However, today
   I tried to update a SEO plugin and Backup Buddy. First, I update Backup Buddy
   and all was fine, then I went to the SEO plugin and received an “Internal Server
   Error”. I restored the website and tried again. This time I tried to update just
   Backup Buddy and it update yet when I went to logout, I received the subject 
   error.
 * After reading up on this, I am more confused than ever because I cannot fathom
   all the plugins I am trying to update having conflicts and if so how the heck
   do I find that out? Very frustrating and never experienced this onslaught of 
   errors before. I can keep restoring the website and update the plugins yet that
   is not a pleasant option and I cannot access my dashboard although while I can
   see the website and it shows me as still logged in, when I go to the dashboard
   I get the subject error. Thank you

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9205756)
 * Did you finally manage to update the plugins? Is the site working OK now?
 * To try and identify what the issue is, check your site’s error logs for a more
   specific error message. Your hosts should be able to help you accessing your 
   site’s error logs.
 *  Thread Starter [javablood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javablood/)
 * (@javablood)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9205799)
 * Did you finally manage to update the plugins? NO. Is the site working OK now?
   Site is working yet cannot access dashboard.
 * To try and identify what the issue is, check your site’s error logs for a more
   specific error message. Your hosts should be able to help you accessing your 
   site’s error logs. I will get those, thanks.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9205810)
 * > Site is working yet cannot access dashboard.
 * Why? What is stopping access? Do you see any messages when you try to access 
   the Dashboard? Is the login page working?
 *  Thread Starter [javablood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javablood/)
 * (@javablood)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9206095)
 * I keep getting the HTTP Error 500! Cannot access the dashboard. Looked at error
   log and there were parse errors on the backup buddy core.php line 276! Whatever
   that means.
 * The weird thing though is when I try to login the dashboard I get the HTTP error
   yet when I access the site I can see the header that would allow access to the
   dashboard yet I get the error when I try.
    -  This reply was modified 9 years ago by [javablood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javablood/).
 *  [jrkreke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jrkreke/)
 * (@jrkreke)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9206130)
 * I’m having a similar issue. A lot of areas on my site are live and working. A
   few return the “HTTP ERROR 500” when I try to load them, and the wp-admin login
   returns the same error. I updated a few plugins on the site which I believe is
   what caused the issues, but how am I supposed to fix it if I can’t access the
   admin pages or dashboard?
 *  Thread Starter [javablood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/javablood/)
 * (@javablood)
 * [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9206148)
 * curious! I can access the dashboard by restoring a backup yet updating the plugins
   results in the same error!

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 * Last activity: [9 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-updating-plugins/#post-9206148)
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