Title: 500 internal server error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# 500 internal server error

 *  Resolved [Patz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patz/)
 * (@patz)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/)
 * Hi,
 * Firstly thanks for this plugin, so straightforward to setup! Got the test product
   purchased and refunded fine. Only since when I go to either update or edit a 
   product I’ve been having an ongoing frustrating server error. It seems unrepairable
   and to restore the site to try again I have to create a new database and import
   my backup. I did get this once before I installed this plugin though a while 
   back, so it might not be related I’d just like to rule it out!
 * Could you possibly shed some light on what this means from my error log?!
 * [`Tue May 13 09:31:58 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist:
 * /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico
    [Tue May 13 
   09:31:58 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/
   i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 09:32:12 2014] [
   error] [client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.
   co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 10:41:18 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21]
   File does not exist: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.
   ico [Tue May 13 10:41:19 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist:/
   home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 10:
   45:39 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] Directory index forbidden by Options
   directive: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/ [Tue May 13 10:
   45:39 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/
   i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 10:45:45 2014] [
   error] [client 74.208.134.21] Directory index forbidden by Options directive:/
   home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/ [Tue May 13 10:54:25 2014][
   warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 10:54:25 2014] [
   error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi, referer:
   [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:54:31 2014] [warn] (103)Software caused connection abort: mod_fcgid:
   ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request function [Tue May 13 10:54:32 2014] [
   warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 10:54:32 2014] [
   error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi, referer:
   [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:54:43 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 10:54:43 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:55:04 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 10:55:04 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:55:23 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 10:55:26 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:57:03 2014] [warn] (103)Software caused connection abort: mod_fcgid:
   ap_pass_brigade failed in handle_request function [Tue May 13 10:57:09 2014] [
   warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 10:57:09 2014] [
   error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi, referer:
   [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:57:42 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 10:57:42 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 10:57:45 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 10:57:45 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 11:02:55 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 11:02:55 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=product_brand&post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=product_brand&post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 11:03:43 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 11:03:43 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=product_brand&post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?taxonomy=product_brand&post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 11:05:03 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 11:05:03 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/shop/](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/shop/)[
   Tue May 13 11:15:45 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 11:15:45 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 11:17:01 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout
   in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 11:17:01 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] Premature
   end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 11:17:03 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid:
   read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 11:17:03 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 11:17:04 2014] [error][
   client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.
   co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 11:21:53 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read
   data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 11:21:53 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 11:21:53 2014] [error][
   client 74.208.134.21] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.
   co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 11:22:08 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read
   data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 11:22:08 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 11:23:01 2014] [warn] 
   mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 11:23:01 2014] [error][
   client 74.208.134.21] Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 
   11:23:55 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 
   11:23:55 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] Premature end of script headers:
   php54-cgi [Tue May 13 11:23:55 2014] [error] [client 74.208.134.21] File does
   not exist: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue
   May 13 11:30:36 2014] [error] [client 213.171.217.184] File does not exist: /
   home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 11:
   30:37 2014] [error] [client 213.171.217.184] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/
   i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico [Tue May 13 12:02:30 2014] [
   warn] (103)Software caused connection abort: mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade failed
   in handle_request function [Tue May 13 12:03:07 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read 
   data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:03:07 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/edit.php?post_type=product)[
   Tue May 13 12:23:21 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:23:21 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit)[
   Tue May 13 12:23:40 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:23:40 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit)[
   Tue May 13 12:23:43 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:23:43 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit)[
   Tue May 13 12:23:46 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:23:46 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit)[
   Tue May 13 12:23:56 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:23:56 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit)[
   Tue May 13 12:24:02 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:24:02 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script
   headers: php54-cgi, referer: [http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit](http://integralvitality.co.uk/dev/wp-admin/post.php?post=62&action=edit)[
   Tue May 13 12:27:05 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [
   Tue May 13 12:27:05 2014] [warn] (110)Connection timed out: mod_fcgid: ap_pass_brigade
   failed in handle_request function [Tue May 13 12:30:01 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid:
   read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:30:01 2014] [error] [client 88.208.252.80]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:30:01 2014] [warn] 
   mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:30:01 2014] [error][
   client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13
   12:39:43 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error: Class ‘WC_Payment_Gateway’
   not found in /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/dev/wp-content/
   plugins/sagepay-direct-for-woocommerce-payment-gateway/ds-sagepay-direct.php 
   on line 161 [Tue May 13 12:39:51 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error:
   Class ‘WC_Payment_Gateway’ not found in /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.
   uk/user/htdocs/dev/wp-content/plugins/sagepay-direct-for-woocommerce-payment-
   gateway/ds-sagepay-direct.php on line 161 [Tue May 13 12:40:14 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid:
   stderr: PHP Fatal error: Class ‘WC_Payment_Gateway’ not found in /home/linnas01/
   i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/dev/wp-content/plugins/sagepay-direct-for-
   woocommerce-payment-gateway/ds-sagepay-direct.php on line 161 [Tue May 13 12:
   40:32 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error: Class ‘WC_Payment_Gateway’
   not found in /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/dev/wp-content/
   plugins/sagepay-direct-for-woocommerce-payment-gateway/ds-sagepay-direct.php 
   on line 161 [Tue May 13 12:40:35 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: stderr: PHP Fatal error:
   Class ‘WC_Payment_Gateway’ not found in /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.co.
   uk/user/htdocs/dev/wp-content/plugins/sagepay-direct-for-woocommerce-payment-
   gateway/ds-sagepay-direct.php on line 161 [Tue May 13 12:40:38 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid:
   stderr: PHP Fatal error: Class ‘WC_Payment_Gateway’ not found in /home/linnas01/
   i/integralvitality.co.uk/user/htdocs/dev/wp-content/plugins/sagepay-direct-for-
   woocommerce-payment-gateway/ds-sagepay-direct.php on line 161 [Tue May 13 12:
   41:53 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:
   41:53 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers: 
   php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:42:06 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60
   seconds [Tue May 13 12:42:06 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature 
   end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:43:55 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid:
   read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:43:55 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:46:57 2014] [warn] 
   mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:46:57 2014] [error][
   client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13
   12:47:23 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 
   12:47:23 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature end of script headers:
   php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:47:47 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid: read data timeout in 60
   seconds [Tue May 13 12:47:47 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10] Premature 
   end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:48:02 2014] [warn] mod_fcgid:
   read data timeout in 60 seconds [Tue May 13 12:48:02 2014] [error] [client 193.111.227.10]
   Premature end of script headers: php54-cgi [Tue May 13 12:48:02 2014] [error][
   client 193.111.227.10] File does not exist: /home/linnas01/i/integralvitality.
   co.uk/user/htdocs/favicon.ico`
 * Once the error happens there is nothing I can do, it seems the database is not
   recoverable. Tried changing the name of the plugins folder, and each time I try
   dropping the database tables to import the backup sql file but nothing works.
   I have to create another database and import the backup which restores the site.
   I can then purchase products, even click around in woocommmerce in the back end
   until I try updating a product which does the same all over again!
 * Thanks in advance
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/sagepay-direct-for-woocommerce-payment-gateway/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/sagepay-direct-for-woocommerce-payment-gateway/)

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 *  Plugin Author [swicks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/swicks/)
 * (@swicks)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/#post-4910130)
 * Hi
    To be honest I’ve never seen this error before, looking on other forums it
   implies it may be related to memory usage. I found this article which is quite
   old but has comments more recent. [WordPress PHP CGI vs FCGI](http://return-true.com/2010/05/wordpress-php-cgi-vs-php-fcgi/)
   If you can it maybe worth trying to run your PHP with CGI instead of FastCGI
 * Regards
 * Steve
 *  Thread Starter [Patz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patz/)
 * (@patz)
 * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/#post-4910169)
 * I got a response from the hosting company finally –
 * ‘The error logs you have provided suggest a time out error which have been caused
   by the MySQL 9 server database high load issues. The database server causes your
   website to load slowly and resulted as time out errors on these logs.
 * We do apologise for this inconvenience and any delay this has caused to you and
   your business. ‘
 * Could this really just be an overloaded database issue? Hopefully that is the
   case, I just don’t trust them as they were so clueless and unhelpful on the phone…
   it all seems to be working now, but still a bit slow.
 * Thanks for the reply
 *  Thread Starter [Patz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patz/)
 * (@patz)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/#post-4910380)
 * Just to confirm that this was to do with a whole string of problems caused by
   the worst hosting company I have ever experienced, and nothing to do with this
   plugin….which is excellent!
 *  Thread Starter [Patz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/patz/)
 * (@patz)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/#post-4910381)
 * Resolved
 *  [webfacer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webfacer/)
 * (@webfacer)
 * [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/#post-4910427)
 * how did you resolve it i have now the same problems…

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-308/#post-4910427)
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