One Way to Fix/Prevent 500 Errors in Some Cases
Posted: Wed Jul 29, 2026 5:20 pm
This won't work for all situations, but it brought one of my sites back recently.
Rename your .htaccess file. Create a new one with this code in it.
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# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPressNote: I mentioned "prevent" because some people might want to replace .htaccess just to be on the "safe side".