Title: Error 500 on http://localhost/wordpress/
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Error 500 on http://localhost/wordpress/

 *  Resolved [Amazimg2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amazimg2000/)
 * (@amazimg2000)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/)
 * Hello,
 * So I am running wordpress via Bitnami, but I don’t have a domain, I am using 
   localhost. I was recently messing with the functions.php of my theme (my theme
   is Sensible WP) and I do not know how to do that kind of coding but I was following
   a tutorial, but obviously I did something wrong, because as soon as I clicked
   update, I got:
 * “Server error 500. The website encountered an error while retrieving [http://localhost/wordpress/](http://localhost/wordpress/).
   It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.”
 * I figure its the changes that I made to the script, but I made a copy of the 
   functions.php before editing, so I think if I can get back to editing the script,
   I can change it back. How would I do that?
 * Thanks!
    Luke

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/#post-6972999)
 * upload a fresh copy of the file you have changed.
 * or, try switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty Sixteen, etc.) for a 
   moment using [FTP ](http://codex.wordpress.org/FTP_Clients), or your web-host’s
   cPanel or whatever file management application your host provides (no Dashboard
   access required). Navigate to /wp-content/themes/ and switch to the default theme
   by renaming your current theme’s folder by adding “-old” to the end of the folder
   name. Alternately, you can remove other themes except the default theme. That
   will force your site to use it.
 *  Thread Starter [Amazimg2000](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amazimg2000/)
 * (@amazimg2000)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/#post-6973010)
 * Thank you so much! I went into my Application Folder and found the wp-content/
   themes and changed the functions.php back to the original and it works now.
 * Thanks!
    Luke
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/#post-6973018)
 * you are welcome 🙂
 *  [MARQUETTE SHARIE](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marquette-sharie/)
 * (@marquette-sharie)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/#post-6973066)
 * Ok. I am getting the same message and I have not tampered with anything. I cannot
   log onto my website or access the admin page to fix anything. Please help
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/#post-6973067)
 * If the above steps didn’t work for you, please open your own thread: [https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting#postform)

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-localhostwordpress/#post-6973067)
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