Title: has wordpress crashed ?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# has wordpress crashed ?

 *  [choicedj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/choicedj/)
 * (@choicedj)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has-wordpress-crashed/)
 * Was just in the middle of drafting a post for my site on my mac and all of a 
   sudden the page disappears and has been replaced with a page error code 500, 
   I now cant get to the login screen on any of my 3 sites.
 * Anyone else currently experiencing this problem, has wordpress crashed ? I cant
   even view any of my wordpress sites online
 * My site is [http://www.choicedj.co.uk](http://www.choicedj.co.uk), can anyone
   else get on it
 * This is what is displaying when i try and access the /wp-admin
 * 500 – An Error Has Occurred. Please Check Your Scripts
 * An error has occurred and the server was unable to complete your request. The
   server has reported “internal server error” as it it not able to determine the
   cause of the problem.
    The most common reason for seeing this page is because
   of a website scripting error. Website administrators should check the following:
 * Incorrect permissions
    The top cause of this error is incorrect permissions on
   a script or directory. Directories that contain web content (including cgi scripts)
   must be mode 755. CGI scripts must also be 755. PHP scripts outside cgi-bin folders
   must be mode 644.
 * Invalid script interpreter
    The script interpreter is defined on the first line
   of the script after the #! and must exist on the server. This is usually perl
   and needs to be ‘/usr/bin/perl’. If you wish to use php, please use ‘/usr/bin/
   php5-cgi’. These paths can vary from system to system and it’s important to ensure
   that they’re correct for this server.
 * Script uploaded in binary mode
    Text files are very slightly different between
   Unix and Windows platforms. If you upload in ASCII mode, the ftp server will 
   translate the files to Unix mode for you if necessary. If you upload in binary
   mode, it won’t. CGI scripts are one of the few places on web servers where this
   difference actually matters.
 * Script did not output headers
    CGI scripts must output HTTP headers. If you’re
   using PHP, it will do this for you. If you’re using Perl, you must do it yourself
   or use a helper module to do it for you. You must also ensure that the headers
   are always the first output generated by the script. It’s not uncommon for test
   or debugging code to output a message before the headers and that will cause 
   the server to treat the script as broken.
 * Syntax error in script
    This error will be generated if scripts have syntax errors
   and don’t actually run successfully. You should obtain the relevant interpreter
   for your script and try to run it before uploading as this is the easiest way
   to ensure that there are no syntax errors.
 * Script is trying to use a module not installed on the server
    Perl scripts will
   usually die with an error if a module the script requires is not installed. If
   you suspect a module you require is not installed, please contact support.
 * What to do if all else fails
    If you’ve checked all of these things and can’t
   fix the problem, our support staff will be able to find out more specific details
   of the actual problem and give you more detailed information on how to resolve
   it.

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 *  Thread Starter [choicedj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/choicedj/)
 * (@choicedj)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has-wordpress-crashed/#post-3309901)
 * everything seems to of returned to normal now, although a little slow.
 *  [Ankit Singla](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aksingla/)
 * (@aksingla)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has-wordpress-crashed/#post-3309903)
 * That is for sure a hosting issue. You may talk to your service provider for this.
 * Although you’re safe, but for an added security be sure to use backup plugins
   for your site.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has-wordpress-crashed/#post-3309912)
 * >  Anyone else currently experiencing this problem, has wordpress crashed
 * WordPress, as a whole, cannot crash. WordPress sites are not linked and do not
   share resources.
 * WordPress is just software. As [@ak](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ak/).
   singla mentioned, it definitely sounds like it was a hosting issue. If you have
   multiple sites crash, and they are all on the same host/server, that is a very
   good indication of a hosting issue.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/has-wordpress-crashed/#post-3309912)
 * Status: not resolved

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