Title: WordPress HTTP 500
Last modified: January 21, 2017

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# WordPress HTTP 500

 *  [Chirag Aggarwal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thechirag/)
 * (@thechirag)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-http-500/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m facing WordPress HTTP ERROR 500 since I installed SSL.
    I tried removing 
   SSL, changing SITE URL Renamed HTACCESS, Plugins folder and current theme.
 * Nothing seemed to work. Please help
    WP Debug dont show anything as well.

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 *  [mcfreder](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mcfreder/)
 * (@mcfreder)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-http-500/#post-8681924)
 * Hello,
 * All you need to do is go to [https://wordpress.org/download/](https://wordpress.org/download/)
   and download and extract only the two folders wp-admin and wp-includes to your
   website ftp and it will fix immediately.
 * This shouldn’t be related to ssl but rather a plugin you have that has wrong 
   Group and owner permissions ([http://helpdesk.ugent.be/img/wscp3014.gif](http://helpdesk.ugent.be/img/wscp3014.gif)).
   You can use winscp ftp or any other client to check if any plugin has wrong group
   and owner permission. When you find the plugin folder try to set it same as other
   folders group and owner.
 * Last step is to disable and re-enable that plugin. If you don’t do these steps
   you will keep getting http 500 error upon updating plugins, theme, or wp version.
   After all if this keeps showing up you can try to disable really simple ssl or
   other ssl plugin just for the sake for updating plugins or something.
 * Keep me updated!

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 * Last activity: [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-http-500/#post-8681924)
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