Title: Local > Server Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Local > Server Error

 *  [Jake.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jake-1/)
 * (@jake-1)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/)
 * Hi everyone,
 * I have EVENTUALLY made a whole new custom theme and got it fully working and 
   very happy with it. (Very basic but my first one)
 * Everything worked fine locally but then I went to upload it to my server and 
   I keep getting a 500 server error.
 * Info:
    - Used BitNami Stack
    - I’ve put all files and folders from my ‘htdocs’ folder on the server
    - Tried moving around the root. Had it as a sub directory originally and now
      moved it to the root of the server and still no success
    - Most recent version of WP and all plugin up to date etc
 * Any help at all would be great.
 * Thanks,
 * Jake

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/#post-4931230)
 * Try checking 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 [Jake.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jake-1/)
 * (@jake-1)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/#post-4931232)
 * Unfortunately I don’t have access to that, I only have the FTP login details.
   It isn’t my server.
 * Could it be that the server is old and needs updating?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/#post-4931234)
 * Unlikely. You need to access the server’s error logs.
 *  Thread Starter [Jake.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jake-1/)
 * (@jake-1)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/#post-4931235)
 * Ok, I’ll try and get hold of it, thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [Jake.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jake-1/)
 * (@jake-1)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/#post-4931273)
 * Ok, so I think I moved the wrong folder. I uploaded the whole ‘htdocs’ and I’ve
   found out it should just be everything insdie ‘wp-content’?
 * Well, I’ve done this now and now I just get a blank white screen…?
 * Anyone seen this before?

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 * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/)

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 * Last reply from: [Jake.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jake-1/)
 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/local-server-error/#post-4931273)
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