Title: Help…install.php HTTP 500 Internal server error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Help…install.php HTTP 500 Internal server error

 *  [pippac123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pippac123/)
 * (@pippac123)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/helpinstallphp-http-500-internal-server-error/)
 * Hoping someone can help. I’m trying to install wordpress on a website so I can
   incorporate an e-commerce shopping store. I have been working on my own personal
   domain so as not to disrupt the current shop on a different domain. In this instance
   WordPress installed properly and is fully functional using the 5 minute install.
 * However, when I try to install wordpress on the domain I now want to use it doesn’t
   work, I can create the config file and connect to the database but when I go 
   to install.php I get the error and cannot get any further.
 * Both of these sites are hosted on the same server and I have checked and the 
   settings for both are identical. I just cannot understand why one site works 
   and the other doesn’t.
 * If anyone can offer me any advice or point me in the right direction I would 
   be extremely grateful.
 * I have removed all of the files from the server and uploaded them a-fresh several
   times to no avail.

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 *  [ce_kevinw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ce_kevinw/)
 * (@ce_kevinw)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/helpinstallphp-http-500-internal-server-error/#post-2014962)
 * The 500 Error can be caused by many different issues and unfortunately is one
   of the more vague error messages, if your host has cPanel in the error log it
   will give a more specific cause to the error. A few suggestions: has anything
   been installed on the domain before? One of the causes of a 500 error is from
   an issue in the .htaccess file. WordPress automatically updates the .htaccess
   file and it may be conflicting with coding that was there previously. Also, make
   sure that the permissions for the files are correct as if the files are “World”
   writable it can lead to a 500 error.
 * Something else to try, which was posted by another user (steve.slatcher) last
   year: Try replacing localhost by 127.0.0.1 in your wp-config if nothing else 
   works.

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 * Last reply from: [ce_kevinw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ce_kevinw/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/helpinstallphp-http-500-internal-server-error/#post-2014962)
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