Title: display the 500 error
Last modified: January 24, 2017

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# display the 500 error

 *  Resolved [li9ssb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/local9ssb/)
 * (@local9ssb)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-the-500-error/)
 * What are the common causes for your plugin to display the 500 error when I request
   optimization?
    Thanks

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 *  Plugin Contributor [cageehv](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cageehv/)
 * (@cageehv)
 * [9 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-the-500-error/#post-8693100)
 * Hey li9ssb,
 * 500 means an ‘Internal Server Error’.
 * It can have several causes, most common causes:
    – A Permissions Error – A PHP
   Timeout – A Coding Error in .htaccess (for more details: [https://www.lifewire.com/500-internal-server-error-explained-2622938](https://www.lifewire.com/500-internal-server-error-explained-2622938))
 * For more WordPress specific info visit:
    [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-internal-server-error-in-wordpress/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-internal-server-error-in-wordpress/)
 * So, it’s not a bug in my plugin but a problem with your server config…
 * Good luck!
 * peace,
    Rolf
 *  Thread Starter [li9ssb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/local9ssb/)
 * (@local9ssb)
 * [9 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-the-500-error/#post-8840009)
 * Thank you for your information. In my case, the tables are innoDB. I excluded
   their optimization and it worked perfectly. Regards
 *  [gadetricks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gadetricks/)
 * (@gadetricks)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-the-500-error/#post-9320379)
 * I am having the same issue of 500 error on my this [website](http://17oxen.com),
   don’t know is this hosting issue or something else.
 *  [gadetricks](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gadetricks/)
 * (@gadetricks)
 * [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-the-500-error/#post-9320381)
 * Thanks

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 * [error 500](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-500/)
 * [optmization](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/optmization/)

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 * Last reply from: [li9ssb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/local9ssb/)
 * Last activity: [8 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/display-the-500-error/#post-8840009)
 * Status: resolved