Title: PHP 5.4 500 Internal Server Error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# PHP 5.4 500 Internal Server Error

 *  [thesheathdotcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesheathdotcom/)
 * (@thesheathdotcom)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/)
 * I have just upgraded PHP to PHP 5.4.12 from 5.2.6 on an IIS7 web server and I
   now receive 500 Internal Server Errors when browsing to sites with a default 
   installation of WordPress 3.5.1.
 * When run locally the wordpress index.php page returns page and informs the user
   that the wp-config.php does not exist and then continues for the user to create
   it. Running the same index.php file through a command line php-cgi.exe the status
   is still 500 Internal Server Error, however it appears to be ignored!
 * I am trying to determine the reason for the 500 errors but at present unable 
   to, any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693084)
 * – first off, check your site’s error logs for a more specific error message.
 *  Thread Starter [thesheathdotcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesheathdotcom/)
 * (@thesheathdotcom)
 * [13 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693092)
 * *rolls eyes* thank you I’d never have thought of that…
 *  Anonymous User 939875
 * (@anonymized-939875)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693329)
 * What was the result?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693330)
 * **@simpso1j** – please stop posting in old threads – [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post)
 *  Anonymous User 939875
 * (@anonymized-939875)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693331)
 * [@wpyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/) – 1 month old is an “old
   thread”?
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693332)
 * Sorry, I should have just said, “please start your own thread per
 * >  Unless you are using the same version of WordPress on the same physical server
   > hosted by the same hosts with the same plugins, theme & configurations as the
   > original poster, do not post in someone else’s thread. Start your own topic.
 *  Moderator [Yui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fierevere/)
 * (@fierevere)
 * 永子
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693333)
 * simpso1j, are you really expecting someone who solved their problem 1 month ago
   to come here and answer you?
 * Again: if you have particular issue with PHP 5.4 – post your own question in 
   a new thread. btw its good that you are looking in old posts, but posting in 
   them isnt a very good idea.
 *  Thread Starter [thesheathdotcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thesheathdotcom/)
 * (@thesheathdotcom)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-54-500-internal-server-error/#post-3693334)
 * Hi Simpso1j – Amazingly friendly and helpful forum this isn’t it?! and I am more
   than happy to help if I can. Pretty illogical to start a new thread when I didn’t
   receive any help on the same topic!!
 * To be honest I didn’t really got to the bottom of this. What I did find was that
   it wasn’t an IIS 500 internal server error, it looked to be passed by the wordpress
   code because of the missing configuration file! I could have 1. Altered the 500
   custom page in IIS to the sites index page which effectively re-routed this error
   back to the index page which was far from ideal or 2. Except the error and update
   the wp-config.php manually
 * Sorry I couldn’t be more specific and give you an exact answer, but I hope this
   has been helpful in some way. Good luck

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