Title: ERROR 500 Message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# ERROR 500 Message

 *  [kohasu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kohasu/)
 * (@kohasu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/)
 * Hi Everyone,
 * I uploaded all the wordpress files to my server, I configured my MSQL data, I
   have done everything to be done and has not been able to install wordpress in
   my domain[http://www.abilderlarosa.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.abilderlarosa.com/wp-admin/install.php)
 * My hosting is 1and1, help please, I’m new to this

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561209)
 * It’s probably your .htaccess file (and how it’s not specifying PHP 5).
 * See:
    [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/356388](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/356388)
   [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/325374](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/325374)
 *  Thread Starter [kohasu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kohasu/)
 * (@kohasu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561371)
 * Where is the htaccess file. as I do to change it.?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561372)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Where.27s_my_.htaccess_file.3F](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks#Where.27s_my_.htaccess_file.3F)
 *  Thread Starter [kohasu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kohasu/)
 * (@kohasu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561374)
 * Thanks for the info, but I honestly do not understand how to do it, someone can
   solve my problem.?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561384)
 * Google ‘How to create a .htaccess file’ and there are thousands of directions
   out there. This is something you’re going to need to learn if you want to run
   your own WordPress site.
 * You are, literally, making a file with the name `.htaccess` in the same folder
   as your wp-config.php file on your server.
 *  Thread Starter [kohasu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kohasu/)
 * (@kohasu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561425)
 * I’ve tried and I can not, please someone can solve my problem.? I offer good 
   pay.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561426)
 * Do you know how to make a file and upload it to your server?
 *  [saunders1989](https://wordpress.org/support/users/saunders1989/)
 * (@saunders1989)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561428)
 * a .htacess file is a file you can set limits on etc eg upload limit. not really
   100% sure of your problem because ive not even installed this as of yet. but 
   from what i gather all you need to do is create a file called ‘.htaccess’ using
   notepad or any other type of text editer. NOTE: you cant actually put .htaccess
   as your file name when you save it in notepade you will need to save it as htaccess
   and then add the ‘.’ when you upload the file via ftp.
 * the links seem to have the same problem and they have solved it. now you know
   how to make a .htaccess file you should be able to fix it.
 *  Thread Starter [kohasu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kohasu/)
 * (@kohasu)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561471)
 * I’ve done everything I say and really nothing at all, now I get this:
    Internal
   Server Error The Server Encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and
   Was Unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator,
   and inform them [webadmin@kundenserver.de](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/webadmin@kundenserver.de?output_format=md)
   of the time the error occurred, and anything you might Have Done That May Have
   Caused the error.
 * More information about this error May be available in the server error log.
 * Help please, It took nearly a month, trying to make my blog and nothing anyone
   can do it.?
 *  [essexboyracer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essexboyracer/)
 * (@essexboyracer)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561476)
 * It isn’t an .htaccess problem. With 1and1 you usually have to tell the server,
   by adding add-type and add-handler in the htaccess file, that you want php files
   processed by php5 and not the default of php4. This is the case on 1and1 shared
   hosting packages, I dont have a vps on 1and1 so cant tell.
 * As wordpress still uses php4 ([http://codex.wordpress.org/Hosting_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Hosting_WordPress))
   you don’t need to do this. I have five wordpress blogs on 1and1 shared hosting(
   business and professional). Only one of them has problems after recently upgrading
   to wordpress3.
 * I suggest you try wordpress 2.9.2 and see if that works. As for my issue with
   v3, it only occurs when calling /wp-admin/edit.php
 *  [essexboyracer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/essexboyracer/)
 * (@essexboyracer)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561477)
 * Just got 3 working, adding
 *     ```
       AddType x-mapp-php5 .php
       AddHandler x-mapp-php5 .php
       ```
   
 * into my htaccess. Not something I have had to do with earlier versions of WP
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-message/#post-1561494)
 * essexboyracer – While WordPress requires PHP 4 or higher, sometimes hosts install
   versions of PHP 4 that have issues, and you have to force declare PHP 5 to fix
   them. Really, the host should upgrade their PHP 4 install, but so long as the
   PHP 5 declare works, it’s probably better this way.

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