Title: HTTP ERROR 500
Last modified: March 30, 2018

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# HTTP ERROR 500

 *  [nodnarbz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nodnarbz/)
 * (@nodnarbz)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-94/)
 * Hi. I was trying to update the theme on my website to the current version and
   now all I get is the “HTTP ERROR 500” error code on Chrome and when I try either
   Safari or Firefox I just get a completely white page. I don’t know how to address
   this as I don’t have any way to get onto my site to change the theme back or 
   whatnot. I’m also quite a novice when it comes to working with actual code or
   anything to try and fix this. PLEASE HELP!
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fhttp-error-500-94%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-94/#post-10130289)
 * Try switching to the unedited default Theme (Twenty Seventeen, etc.) for a moment
   using the WP dashboard to rule out any theme-specific issue (theme functions 
   can interfere like plugins).
 * If you don’t have access to your Dashboard’s Appearance page, access your server
   via FTP/ SFTP , or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel (consult
   your hosting provider’s documentation for specifics on these), 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 (Twenty Seventeen, etc.). That will force
   your site to use it.

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 * Last activity: [8 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-94/#post-10130289)
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