Title: Website Crashed, Error 500
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Website Crashed, Error 500

 *  [amineben007](https://wordpress.org/support/users/amineben007/)
 * (@amineben007)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-crashed-error-500/)
 * Hi,
 * I’ve updated my plugins to the lastest version before updating wordpress or my
   theme. Now I can’t even access to “mywebsite.com”/wp-admin, and everytime I try,
   it says error 500. I have no idea what to do, i am desperate for help!
 * Thanks guys

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 *  [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/)
 * (@geoffreyshilling)
 * Volunteer Moderator
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-crashed-error-500/#post-7138850)
 * There can be a number of reasons for an Internal Server Error. Here are some 
   thing you can do to solve it:
    - The most likely issue is a corrupted `.htaccess` file. Log in to your site
      root using FTP and rename your `.htaccess` file to `.htaccess_old`. Try loading
      your site to see if this has solved your problem. If it works, make sure to
      visit [Settings](http://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Settings)
      > [Permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Screens#Permalinks)
      and reset your [permalinks](http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Permalinks). 
      This will generate a new `.htaccess` file for you.
    - Try deactivating all of your Plugins to see if it is a Plugin issue. If you
      are unable to access your WordPress Administration Screens, deactivate your
      Plugins via FTP by following [these instructions](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_to_deactivate_all_Plugins_when_not_able_to_access_the_administrative_menus.3F).
    - Switch the Theme to the WordPress Twenty Fifteen Theme to eliminate any Theme-
      related problems.
    - Increase the [PHP Memory limit](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php#Increasing_memory_allocated_to_PHP)
    - Try re-uploading the `wp-admin` and `wp-includes` folders from a [fresh install of WordPress](http://wordpress.org/download/).

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [Geoffrey Shilling](https://wordpress.org/support/users/geoffreyshilling/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-crashed-error-500/#post-7138850)
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