Title: HTTP Error 500 on saving
Last modified: October 24, 2016

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# HTTP Error 500 on saving

 *  [nancedelia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nancedelia/)
 * (@nancedelia)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-on-saving/)
 * Hello, whenever I’m trying to save a file I get the below error Error 500 but
   the thing is that the file does get saved. I just have to click back arrow to
   get to the file and all changes are saved. I’m getting this error:
 * “The dubai-car-dealer.com page isn’t working
    dubai-car-dealer.com is currently
   unable to handle this request. HTTP ERROR 500”
 * Should I just ignore this error or could things get lost. Am I running out of
   space on the server?

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-on-saving/#post-8345844)
 * Internal server errors (error 500) are often caused by plugin or theme function
   conflicts, so try deactivating all plugins. If that resolves the issue, reactivate
   each one individually until you find the cause.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, try switching to the Twenty Sixteen theme
   to rule-out a theme-specific issue.
 * If that does not resolve the issue, it’s possible that a .htaccess rule could
   be the source of the problem. To check for this, access your server via SFTP 
   or FTP, or a file manager in your hosting account’s control panel, and rename
   the .htaccess file. If you can’t find a .htaccess file, make sure that you have
   set your SFTP or FTP client to view invisible files.
 * If you weren’t able to resolve the issue by either resetting your plugins and
   theme or renaming your .htaccess file, we may be able to help, but we’ll need
   a more detailed error message. Internal server errors are usually described in
   more detail in the server error log. If you have access to your server error 
   log, generate the error again, note the date and time, then immediately check
   your server error log for any errors that occurred during that specific time 
   period. If you don’t have access to your server error log, ask your hosting provider
   to look for you.
 *  [uxbarn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uxbarn/)
 * (@uxbarn)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-on-saving/#post-8345850)
 * Hi,
 * The HTTP error 500 means that there is something wrong on the server side. I 
   would suggest asking your hosting to help you check the server error log for 
   more information.
 * Hope this helps. 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [nancedelia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nancedelia/)
 * (@nancedelia)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-on-saving/#post-8346008)
 * Thanks James and uxbarn. Will get to work on this.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [nancedelia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nancedelia/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-error-500-on-saving/#post-8346008)
 * Status: not resolved

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