Title: 500 Internal Server Error Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # 500 Internal Server Error * Resolved [tom-kroscavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tom-kroscavage/) * (@tom-kroscavage) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-35/) * My site just crashed after I installed a plug-in. I renamed the plug-in then removed it and my site is still down. Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) * Thread Starter [tom-kroscavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tom-kroscavage/) * (@tom-kroscavage) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-35/#post-996467) * The last thing I did was created a page called links I added this code to the page [wplinkdir] . I was trying to do what I read on this page [http://www.seanbluestone.com/wp-link-directory](http://www.seanbluestone.com/wp-link-directory) * Thread Starter [tom-kroscavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tom-kroscavage/) * (@tom-kroscavage) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-35/#post-996468) * Here is my htaccess * # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RRewriteBase / RewriteCond%{ REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . /index. php [L] * # END WordPress * I found the page I created and deleted it. Still no website. * Thread Starter [tom-kroscavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tom-kroscavage/) * (@tom-kroscavage) * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-35/#post-996470) * I renamed my htaccess to htaccess.txt and it fired right up. Why? Viewing 3 replies - 1 through 3 (of 3 total) The topic ‘500 Internal Server Error’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 3 replies * 1 participant * Last reply from: [tom-kroscavage](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tom-kroscavage/) * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/500-internal-server-error-35/#post-996470) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics