Title: Server Error: 500 Last modified: August 31, 2016 --- # Server Error: 500 * Resolved [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/) * Hello, my website start to show this error code: Server Error 500. I searched and tryed a few tricks for fixing my website but it still same 🙁 * Can someone help me please ? * -I’ve set the memory limit to 96mb. -Renamed my plugings and theme folder.(example: plugings_old, mytheme_old) -Checked file and folder permissions. (Not all, but its looking OK.) -Deleted .htaccess file. * But it still same, please help me guys. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953147) * I forget to add my log files, here it is: * ``` [17-Jan-2016 12:14:28 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected 'MEMORY_LIMIT’' (T_STRING) in /home/****/public_html/wp-config.php on line 23 [17-Jan-2016 12:17:27 UTC] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected end of file in /home/****/public_html/wp-includes/random_compat/random_bytes_dev_urandom.php on line 123 ``` * [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/) * (@justingreerbbi) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953150) * The errors that you have provided are a syntax error in your wp-config.php file. It looks like it may be a encoding error possibility. * Have you added anything to the wp-config file? * Possible solution in wp-config.php look for the line that have ini_set(‘MEMORY_LIMIT’, some value). You may have to replace the ” ‘ ” (single quotes) with new ones. There may be a encoding issue with the single quotes. * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953152) * Thanks for your reply my friend, I double-checked my config.php file, everything seems OK, also here: * [removed wp-config] * [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/) * (@justingreerbbi) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953157) * Welp, I think I see your issue. It does look like the file was edited (a key piece of information to the puzzle for what caused the error). “WP_MEMORY_LIMIT” should be a define() instead of ini_set(). * ini_set adds content to the server environment and not PHP. The issue would be that WP_MEMOERY_LIMIT is not a server config thus causing the server to throw an error. * Replace the ini_set() with `define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '96M' );`. Check out [https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php) for more information. * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953160) * I think there is no mistake in my config.php file, It seem okey in Notepad++ editor. All php codes are colored/closed. Now I’m trying to reach my php.ini file, maybe I can edit memory limit from there. * What about second log error ? :/ * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953163) * In my user.ini file, memory limit is already assigned as 256m :S * Note: Sorry for floodig 🙁 * [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/) * (@justingreerbbi) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953164) * The second error may be due to the first one. The error `PHP Parse error:` is a syntax error; meaning that there is something wrong with the code. Sometimes the error messages are not correct about the location but it is correct that there is some issues. * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953165) * Bro, this issue really bother me 🙁 Another advice for me? * website: canpahali.com.tr * [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/) * (@justingreerbbi) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953167) * Without knowing what you have changed, I am not sure anyone here can help you. Have you made the changes to the wp-config.php file as suggested? if so, what does the server error log say now? * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953177) * Yes, I changed my wp-config file as you suggest to me. * I finished configuration of website a few week ago. Everything was goin well and I realized that error kick in. Maybe some plugins or WP version updated automatically and cause this problem. * I set the error_log file as visible, can you analyze it please ? My syntax problem was started by itself, because there is no action between 19-Dec-2015 and 07- Jan-2016. * Here my error_log: [removed] Please delete link after you look. Thank you again…——————————-** UPDATE:** I’ve recieved a mail from my hosting firm, they said “/wp-includes/ random_compat/random_bytes_dev_urandom.php” was updated and fixed. * Now Im getting white page in my website. Here is another issue for us 😀 * Thread Starter [ShadowMan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rcanpahali/) * (@rcanpahali) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953196) * Problem solved. * My wordpress system automatically updated to last version, I don’t know why but some of files was not complete. My hosting firm replaced “random_bytes_dev_urandom. php” file with It’s new version, error has gone. This is why Im getting Server Error: 500. * Thanks for your help Justin, I’ve learned so much things today. * [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/) * (@justingreerbbi) * [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953197) * Glad you got it working again. Viewing 12 replies - 1 through 12 (of 12 total) The topic ‘Server Error: 500’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 12 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Justin Greer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/justingreerbbi/) * Last activity: [10 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-error-500-need-help-immediately/#post-6953197) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics