500 Internal Server Error: What It Is and How to Fix It
The 500 internal server error is an HTTP response status code that means something has gone wrong on the website's server, but it can't pinpoint the specific error or its root causes.
Here are some common messages that you might see the 500 error:
- 500 Internal Server Error
- HTTP 500 - Internal Server Error
- Temporary Error (500)
- Internal Server Error
- HTTP 500 Internal Error
- 500 Error
- HTTP Error 500
- 500. That's an error
How to fix it:
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1. Reload the web page
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2. Clear your browser cookies and cache
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3. Deactivate an extension
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4. Try again later
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5. Contacting the website directly
The easiest and first thing you should try is to reload the web page. You can do that by selecting the refresh/reload button, pressing F5 or Ctrl+R, or trying the URL again from the address bar. Even if the 500 Internal Server Error is a problem on the web server, the issue might just be temporary. Trying the page again will often be successful.
If there's a problem with the cached version of the page you're viewing, it could be causing HTTP 500 issues. You might try deleting your browser's cookies and cache. If the cookies are associated with the error-prone webpage, deleting them might help reload the page.
Newly activated extensions might be conflicting with your current server configuration. To determine this, try deactivating or uninstalling your extension at a time to identify what exactly is causing the 500 error.
Since the error is on the server side, the website owners may be working as quickly as possible to resolve the issue. Give it a few minutes or up to an hour, then reload the URL and see if the error has been fixed.
Most sites have support-based social network accounts and a few even have email and telephone numbers. Contacting the site's administrators and letting them know the error helps both you and them.
