Title: plugin.php and plugin-install.php broken 500 Internal Server Error
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# plugin.php and plugin-install.php broken 500 Internal Server Error

 *  [awiley2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awiley2/)
 * (@awiley2)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginphp-and-plugin-installphp-broken-500-internal-server-error/)
 * I can’t recall when this issue started, but when I try to go to plugin.php and
   plugin-install.php, I get an internal service error. I have tried backing up,
   then re-installing WordPress, but I get the same error. Any insight or ideas 
   would be appreciated.

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 *  Thread Starter [awiley2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awiley2/)
 * (@awiley2)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginphp-and-plugin-installphp-broken-500-internal-server-error/#post-6831469)
 * Well, I deleted everything in the /wp-content/plugins folder besides index.php,
   and now I can access plugin.php but not plugin-install.php.
 *  Thread Starter [awiley2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awiley2/)
 * (@awiley2)
 * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginphp-and-plugin-installphp-broken-500-internal-server-error/#post-6831470)
 * And now it’s just a 404.

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## Tags

 * [install plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/install-plugins/)
 * [plugin-install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-install-php/)
 * [plugin.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/plugin-php/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [awiley2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awiley2/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pluginphp-and-plugin-installphp-broken-500-internal-server-error/#post-6831470)
 * Status: not resolved

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