Title: Internal Server Error on Deploy Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Internal Server Error on Deploy * Resolved [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/) * i’m not particularly technical & i’m trying to move a blog to a different folder on my domain. * i’ve got as far as deploying the install file but get the following error message:- * server code: 500 status: Internal Server Error response: Internal Server Error * The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. * Please contact the server administrator, [HIDDEN] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. * More information about this error may be available in the server error log. * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. * … * cpanel error logs basically say that a 500 file refered to by the installer does not exist. * i’ve tried deleting .htaccess and wp-config.php in the new destination folder, and deleting entire contents of that folder except the installer and zip file, but keep getting the same error. * please could you help me fix this ? * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/) Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959296) * Hey markwebstar, * Here is a helpful section on the FAQs page: -> Browse To: [http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq/](http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq/)- > Find Section: “3. Troubleshoot” -> See Area/Question: “I got an “Internal Server 500″ message what should I do?” * Usually with 500 errors there is not do much plugin authors can do. In this case you will need to contact your hosting provider and have them help you look at the issue… * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959353) * thanks. i’ve already combed through your faq’s & couldn’t see any possible fixes. i will try my host. * if it’s a permissions problem then i don’t understand what & how to change it. * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959356) * i’ve also tried starting over from the beginning and get a 500 error when creating the package … i now remember this happened the first time, but i ignored it because checking the zip file, it appeared to be complete. is this a separate issue to the install error or likely to be the same problem ? and also something i need my host to fix ? * the package error is :- * AJAX Response Duplicator.Pack.Create duration: 90.334 secs code: 500 status: Internal Server Error response: Internal Server Error * The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. * Please contact the server administrator, [HIDDEN] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. * More information about this error may be available in the server error log. * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959382) * Hey Markwebstar, * In your cause it looks like its running for about 90 seconds and then it dies. This is usually related to a timeout issue where your host will not let any process run for more than 90 seconds. You will need to contact your host and ask them how to allow PHP process to run for more than 90 seconds or you may have to apply a filter (see options dialog) if the site is to large…. * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959383) * hello & thanks. i contacted my host, who said … * Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately we do not allow any installations of modules or plugins beyond what our administrators have already loaded into the server. I am sorry that you will not be able to use the duplicator module as a means to transfer your wordpress site. If all else fails, I suggest contacting a web developer to assist you with the move. * … so it looks like i’ll have to give up with duplicator and find anther way. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959403) * Hey mark, * Sorry you couldn’t get it going on your host… I’m sure if they would increase the php timeout past 90 seconds it would probably let the process finish backing up your site which would allow you to get the package and installer file… * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959428) * it seems that the previous support message was not quite correct, but unfortunately in the meantime, i’ve attempted to follow the instructions at [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) * (the site seems to be working okay in the new folder but now i can’t login to WP at the old address.) * anyway, i’m going to persist with uk2 in case i need duplicator again at a later date. i’ll let them know about extending the php time out, but meanwhile, here’s there latest response, which might mean something to you … * Thank you for your reply. I do apologize for the inconvenience and confusion on this matter. You can install any WordPress plugin that you wish. The only requirement is that it is up to date. If not, it may not work correctly. * It appears that the Duplicator plugin is using Zend Optimizer and an outdated version of IonCube. They seem to be using modules from PHP 5.2.x. It needs to be updated so it is compatible with PHP 5.3.x. Also, I would recommend you verify that your WordPress installation and all its plugins are up to date. Once that is done, you can try installing the Duplicator plugin again. If you still experience problems, we may be able to assist you further, however, in order to do that we will need you to provide us the login details to the admin area of you WordPress installation. This will allow us to re-create the error while monitoring our error logs to pin point the exact error. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959434) * Hey mark, * I don’t think your host really know what they are talking about… It almost sounds like a canned response they give users so they don’t have to help them… * The code is GPL I don’t know of any plugin in the WordPress repository plugins directory that uses IonCube, that would violate the Free WordPress repository plugins guidelines… The plugin works fine on thousands of different hosts and on PHP 5.3 just fine. I would consider your choice of hosts they sound a bit shady to me… * There is no error to recreate. This is the error… * > duration: 90.334 secs > code: 500 status: Internal Server Error * The process timing out at either the Apache layer or PHP layer because of restrictions setup by you hosting company… * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959505) * further news from next level support … * “Thank you for your reply. I apologize for any confusion, the errors Myles was seeing were related to some of the settings in your php.ini being out of date. To resolve this, I have updated /home/markwebb/public_html/php.ini to reference the correct version of Zend Guard Loader. I have also raised the timeout for your script as suggested by the plugin developer.” * so i tried ago & creating the package ran for longer but still came back with an error. i suspect i might have to give up on this ! * … * AJAX Response Duplicator.Pack.Create duration: 540.443 secs code: 500 status: Internal Server Error response: Internal Server Error * The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. * Please contact the server administrator, XXX and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. * More information about this error may be available in the server error log. * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959506) * PS – pre-zip overview is saying :- 392.23MB 6,980 Files, 936 Folders * can you estimate how long creating this package should take ? * (the packages created before today were only approx 59MB) * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959508) * Hey Mark, * Package creation times all depend on the hosts server configuration and how much resources are being used. If your on a server with 1000 other uses and even a portion of those sites are consuming moderate to heavy traffic then it could take a long time for 400MB and in many cases just won’t finish at all… It looks like yours is stopping around 9mins. * I have a shared host and packing around 500MB can range from 7mins to upto 18mins. The same size on a VPS I have can be done in 3-4 mins. It really depends on the overall environment. * You might try some of the suggestions on the FAQ related around timeout issues, as in your case you might have to use the directory exclusion filters. * Thread Starter [markwebstar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/markwebstar/) * (@markwebstar) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959509) * i think i’ve finally found the source of my problems with duplicator and backwpup… * backwpup was not deleting temp files from uncompleted / aborted backups, these were bloating the size of the blog & meant there were some very (unnecessary) large files causing problems. after deleting these files, i’ve successfully run backwpup and duplicator a couple of times. * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959512) * Good to hear, thanks for posting your solution… * [Philnicholl](https://wordpress.org/support/users/philnicholl/) * (@philnicholl) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959514) * Hi, * I’m having the same problem as Mark; I’m also with UK2 and also got a ‘is your software up to date?’ ‘does Duplicator support PHP 3.2.6?’ reply. * Following Mark’s lead I tried to find any undeleted temp files and installed WP Clean Up. After optimising, my database is less than 300KB (this site is at a very early stage of development) and I have just two themes Avada and Avada Child installed. The total for the package is just over 50MB. I tried running Duplicator and got the same Internal Server error message. I then tried on another of my test sites, stripped out everything apart from the 2012 theme and Duplicator and got the same result for a package of just over 40MB. * I have been using Duplicator for a while with WordPress sites hosted on UK2 and haven’t had this problem before and have to say their support has usually been pretty good but there does seem to be a problem here. * I don’t have a WP back-up plugin installed as I’m using a UK2 premium back-up service. I’ve been through all files and there is nothing unusual. This is the server compatibility check: * SYS-100: File Permissions Pass SYS-101: Reserved Files Pass SYS-102: Zip Archive Enabled Pass SYS-103: Safe Mode Off Pass SYS-104: MySQL Support Pass SYS-105: PHP Support Pass SYSTEM CHECKS Web Server: Apache Good Open Base Dir: Off Good Pre-Zip Overview: 44.9MB 1,275 Files, 118 Folders Cached Data: Cache Directory Not Found * Here’s the server response: * AJAX Response Duplicator.Pack.Create duration: 30.525 secs code: 500 status: Internal Server Error response: * Any ideas? Am I missing something? Is it possibly one of those ‘it will be alright in the morning’ situations? * Many thanks, * Phil * [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * (@corylamleorg) * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/#post-3959515) * Hey Philnicholl, * It looks like your having a timeout issue where your server (host) is killing the PHP or web server process at around 30 seconds. Check out the FAQ section on the knowledge base for timeout issues and contact your host… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 17 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Internal Server Error on Deploy’ is closed to new replies. * ![](https://ps.w.org/duplicator/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=2906985) * [Duplicator - Backups & Migration Plugin - Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/) * [Frequently Asked Questions](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/#faq) * [Support Threads](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/) * [Active Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/active/) * [Unresolved Topics](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/unresolved/) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/reviews/) ## Tags * [deploy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/deploy/) * [htaccess](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/htaccess/) * 17 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/) * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-on-deploy/page/2/#post-3959517) * Status: resolved