Title: Http 500 error when installing theme
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Http 500 error when installing theme

 *  [Lymmhigh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lymmhigh/)
 * (@lymmhigh)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-error-when-installing-theme/)
 * Hi, I am reinstalling a theme I have had before but as it installs I get the 
   http 500 error. I refresh and all ok but theme hasn’t installed. ?!
    Thanks

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-500-error-when-installing-theme/#post-2935434)
 * to start troubleshooting, try:
 * -deactivating **ALL plugins **(yes, all) temporarily to narrow down the problem.
   If the problem goes away, re-activate them individually (one-by-one) to find 
   the problematic plugin(s). If you can’t get into your admin dashboard, try resetting
   [the plugins folder ](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F)
   by FTP or phpMyAdmin. Sometimes, an apparently inactive plugin can still cause
   problems (because the hooks remain unless plugins completely removed or some 
   plugins stick around in cached files. So by renaming the folder, you break them
   and force them inactive).

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