Title: wordpress docs (codex) 500 internal server error?
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# wordpress docs (codex) 500 internal server error?

 *  [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/)
 * (@paulritter)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/)
 * I’m trying to get to the wp docs ([http://codex.wordpress.org](http://codex.wordpress.org)),
   but I keep getting a 500 interal server error, is anyone else getting it or is
   it just me? I’m assuming everyone is, but I want to be sure

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338221)
 * Yup – it’s broken.
 *  Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/)
 * (@paulritter)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338223)
 * ok, it seems I can get to it now, but I can’t get to this specific page: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup](http://codex.wordpress.org/Restoring_Your_Database_From_Backup)
 * and I really need it…
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338228)
 * I think I wrote that from this:
    [http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/](http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/restore/)
 *  Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/)
 * (@paulritter)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338230)
 * I’ve got a quick question for you podz…I’ve just moved servers, and want to keep
   all my posts and such. I’ve downloaded my entire /blog/ directory (where all 
   the wp stuff was), as well as exported the .sql via phpmyadmin…I’ve looked at
   your instructions, but I’m a bit confused as to how to restore? in your example,
   it looks like there’s already a database there…should I upload the /blog/ directory,
   create a new DB for it, then drop the tables in that DB, and then follow your
   instructions on that page?
 * thanks =)
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338233)
 * If you’ve got everything, it’s easy 🙂
 * Import the database.
    Don’t install anything, just import the database.
 * Once that is done, upload all the files EXCEPT wp-config.php
    When everything
   else is correct, upload wp-config.php after you have made sure the details inside
   it are correct.
 * The blog should then ‘just work’
 * Do be sure to delete the /cache folder though – that will definitely cause problems
   otherwise.
 *  Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/)
 * (@paulritter)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338240)
 * ok, but how do I change the stuff in wp-config.php? I mean, I know how to change
   it, but I don’t know what to change it to…like, don’t I have to name it somehow?
   or, if I’m not making a new one, wouldn’t it just stay the same?
 *  Thread Starter [paulritter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/paulritter/)
 * (@paulritter)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-docs-codex-500-internal-server-error/#post-338250)
 * nevermind, I think I figured that part out.
 * I was going through my .sql file like the tutorial says, and says I have to change
   all the URLs from my old URL to my new URL…but there’s like, a billion in there…
   I’ll just see how it works with out it, and maybe update it after if I need to

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