Some of these are easier to spot and correct than others. In the .htaccess file, you may have added lines that are conflicting with each other or that are not allowed. 500 errors usually mean that the server has encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request made by the client. This is a general error class returned by a web server when it encounters a problem in which the server itself can not be more specific about the error condition in its response to the client.
Check the box forDocument Root for and select the domain name you wish to access from the drop-down menu. This error is often caused by an issue on your site which may require additional review by your web host.
Test your website to make sure your changes were successfully saved. If not, correct the error or revert back to the previous version until your site works again. Your web host will be able to advise you on how to avoid this error if it is caused by process limitations. Please contact your web host. Be sure to include the steps needed to see the 500 error on your site.
You may need to scroll to find it. The easiest way to edit file permissions for most people is through the File Manager in cPanel. The permissions on a file or directory tell the server how in what ways it should be able to interact with a file or directory. Look for the .htaccess file in the list of files. A character special file whose user and group classes have the read and write permissions and whose others class has only the read permission. It is possible that this error is caused by having too many processes in the server queue for your individual account.
Alternatively, you can click on the icon for the .htaccess file and then click on the Code Editor icon at the top of the page. The .htaccess file contains directives that tell the server how to behave in certain scenarios and directly affect how your website functions. If you would like to check a specific rule in your .htaccess file you can comment that specific line in the .htaccess by adding # to the beginning of the line. You should always make a backup of this file before you start making changes. There are a few common causes for this error code including problems with the individual script that may be executed upon request.
Every account on our server may only have 25 simultaneous processes active at any point in time whether they are related to your site or other processes owned by your user such as mail. A dialogue box should appear allowing you to select the correct permissions or use the numerical value to set the correct permissions. Right click on the file or directory and clickChange Permissions from the menu. Right click on the .htaccess file and clickCode Edit from the menu.
The server also expects the permission mode on directories to be set to 755 in most cases. The server generally expects files and directories be owned by your specific user cPanel user. If you have made changes to the file ownership on your own through SSH please reset the Owner and Group appropriately. Look for the file or directory in the list of files.