Title: Creating WP Theme, getting HTTP ERROR 500 Last modified: May 31, 2017 --- # Creating WP Theme, getting HTTP ERROR 500 * [mranchovie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mranchovie/) * (@mranchovie) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/) * Hey all. * Currently converting my HTML website into a WP theme and having trouble getting it setup. * So far, I have made all my main files and taken all parts from HTML and sorted them accordingly to header, footer and sidebar. * When I install my files into my WP content folder and activate the theme I get: * _“This page isn’t working solgarretthanna.co.uk is currently unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500” * My index file so far is: (not doing sidebar as of yet) * “ ” * Any pointers? * Thanks Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/) * (@kjodle) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9185362) * It’s difficult to say without seeing what you have in your `header.php` and ` footer.php` file, but your index file is not calling the loop, which is what would output any content. * See: [https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop](https://codex.wordpress.org/The_Loop) * Also, this infographic has some great information about the loop: [http://yoast.com/wordpress-theme-anatomy/](http://yoast.com/wordpress-theme-anatomy/) * Thread Starter [mranchovie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mranchovie/) * (@mranchovie) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9185378) * here is my HTML website: [http://sgh.x10host.com/](http://sgh.x10host.com/) * All the code in my header/footer is just copied from that main index. * I will look through those links, thanks! * [sumithsuku11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumithsuku11/) * (@sumithsuku11) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9186120) * HI , Which are the files you have includes inside the theme ? (header.php ,footer. php ,index.php , style.css) ? * Thread Starter [mranchovie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mranchovie/) * (@mranchovie) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9188286) * Header, footer, index, sidebar, style.css are the files. * Then a couple folders for parts linked to document. They consists of: CSS (not for main style, but for other fonts) js, images, fonts. * Thread Starter [mranchovie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mranchovie/) * (@mranchovie) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9188331) * Header * ``` <?php bloginfo('title'); ?>
``` * And index is simply: * * * Thread Starter [mranchovie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mranchovie/) * (@mranchovie) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9188369) * I added a lot more pages, as required for WP like 404, comments, archive etc. * Now when I load the theme I just get a blank white screen. Getting somewhere at least! * [sumithsuku11](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sumithsuku11/) * (@sumithsuku11) * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/creating-wp-theme-getting-http-error-500/#post-9189611) * i have checked it and you have mistaken a php tag in the ?> header.php file . Please check it. * The right file is below. * ``` <?php bloginfo('title'); ?>