Title: Plugin crashed my server error 500 Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Plugin crashed my server error 500 * Resolved [sinna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinna/) * (@sinna) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/) * Wow, it all seemed to work, then I think your plugin crashed my server. I have to wait for my host to respond, as I can’t do anything. * Maybe you can reproduce it: I installed a plugin in the backend while testing the chat in the front (was in a sidebar widget). When I sent the chat message, the chat responded that the server did not respond due to maintenance mode. * It went into a sort of loop reporting that message. I went to the backend to see how far the installation was. It was done. When I clicked the next link, my whole page was down, only reporting server error 500 at the moment.. :O * I went in with ftp and deleted your plugin and the one I had installed when it happened. Still server error. Waiting for the host now.. * I accidentally posted this message as a 5 star review first.. can’t delete it though. * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wise-chat/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wise-chat/) Viewing 9 replies - 1 through 9 (of 9 total) * Plugin Author [Marcin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcinlawrowski/) * (@marcinlawrowski) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733488) * Hi, * it is hard to determine from the description what happened. I would need to view what errors were generated when you first send a message and when that error message was reported in a loop. This might be a problem with my plugin or something else – independently. You can see those errors in AJAX requests that the chat is making every few seconds. See it in Firebug or similar tool. * Marcin * Thread Starter [sinna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinna/) * (@sinna) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733529) * There were a few lines of dots written into my .htaccess file, which caused the server error. * As I just wrote a chat message and didn’t touch anything else… I don’t know, but could your plugin have done that? * You can reproduce the error message by typing something in chat while the site is in maintenance mode. That could maybe start the loop again. * I wrote two things. * I deleted the plugin from ftp when the error occurred. Not sure if I am going to install again.. * Okay I installed it again. So far, so good.. * Thread Starter [sinna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinna/) * (@sinna) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733534) * Okay, it fried my server again. This time I am sure it’s your plugin. It added blank spaces to my .htaccess file this time. * You can leave your email I’ll send you a screenshot of the error loop in chat. * Plugin Author [Marcin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcinlawrowski/) * (@marcinlawrowski) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733535) * My plugin does not touch .htaccess file. It does not modify any files. It just writes data in database. * In case of problems I would need a link to your installation to see what is going on. * Marcin * Plugin Author [Marcin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcinlawrowski/) * (@marcinlawrowski) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733536) * Error loop in the chat is not enough. I would need a link to your website to see what is going on with Ajax requests. * Use: [http://goo.gl/A0vXAw](http://goo.gl/A0vXAw) * Thread Starter [sinna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinna/) * (@sinna) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733551) * Okay, I’ll try one more thing to see if it is really what I think it is. I will actually try to kill my server again. I can’t believe it 😛 * I have contacted you with that link as well. I will write again. * Thread Starter [sinna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinna/) * (@sinna) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733557) * So I tried to crash it and even screen captured it, but of course, this time, it didn’t crash. The only thing I did differently was, I created a channel this time. Now the plugin seems to “wait” when I have maintenance and just posts the message after the maintenance mode is off again. * Before, it used to give an error message that went into a loop * Thread Starter [sinna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinna/) * (@sinna) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733561) * It just crashed my server again manipulating the htaccess file. I believe you that it’s not doing that directly, but it’s causing something that’s doing it. * I have made a screen capture that I can send you. * Plugin Author [Marcin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marcinlawrowski/) * (@marcinlawrowski) * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-crashed-my-server-error-500-501/#post-6733562) * OK, I’m going to investigate this. 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