Title: Internal Server Error 500
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Internal Server Error 500

 *  Resolved [Janet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janet/)
 * (@janet)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/)
 * My WP had been working great on my domain ([http://fuzzypinkslippers.com](http://fuzzypinkslippers.com)),
   but yesterday it started giving me a 500 error whenever I would try to post a
   new entry. I thought since it was a server error that I should talk to my host,
   but they referred me back here. So does anyone have a clue what’s going on?

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260253)
 * Any new entry at all ?
    Even “Hi !” ?
 *  Thread Starter [Janet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janet/)
 * (@janet)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260264)
 * That actually worked.
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260266)
 * It’s a word (or words) in your entry that is causing this.
    Curl is one for doing
   this as are a number of others. The only way to try is to try and post and edit
   various bits out to find the culprits.
 * It’s part of increased server security, and for blogging there will be ways round.
 *  [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/)
 * (@skippy)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260268)
 * Most likely your host is using mod_security. Ask your host for their list of 
   restricted terms.
 *  Thread Starter [Janet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janet/)
 * (@janet)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260270)
 * It was because I was making a reference to my .htaccess file. I took out the .
   and it works fine.
 * Thank you so much for helping.
 *  [manstraw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manstraw/)
 * (@manstraw)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260293)
 * If you take off the “.” in the .htaccess file, it won’t work. WordPress will 
   work, but the .htaccess file won’t be running, and it does ReWrites for search
   engine friendly url’s etc. Is that what you did?
 *  [oppgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oppgroup/)
 * (@oppgroup)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260647)
 * I’m curious for a fix here.
 * I’ve been installing WordPress on the home page of many many sites and suddenly,
   after initial install on this last site… I am now getting Internal Server 500
   errors. My error log in cpanel seems to point to .htaccess file. I am using the
   same .htaccess configuration I always use with no previous problems.
 * If I DELETE what WP has written to the .htaccess file, I can get into the site
   through WP home page just fine. But the minute I start setting up WPress and 
   hit the save button, I get the darned 500 error again.
 * Help!!
 *  [oppgroup](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oppgroup/)
 * (@oppgroup)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260648)
 * UPDATE! Well, we are never too old to learn something new.
 * And today, I just learned that I need to uninstall FrontPage extensions BEFORE
   I install WordPress. Otherwise, the 500 error problem.
 * Funny I didn’t have this problem on the other sites at this host. But, It’s working
   now like a charm.
 * Hope this helps someone else with the same problem.

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 * [server](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server/)

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-1-2/#post-260648)
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