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PHP

Posted by Mithun B
Mithun B
1,978 Points

Getting "Internal Server Error" when trying to run the downloaded script at localhost/mike/index.php

My port is 80, username is root and password is root. It shows the error Internal Server Error everytime I try to run the script. Please help.

1 Answer

Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

Internal Server Error messages indicate that something, in general, is wrong.

There are lots of reasons why your site might be serving a 500 Error to your users, but there are most common:

  • A Permissions Error. In most cases, a 500 Internal Server Error is due to an incorrect permission on one or more files or folders. In most of those cases, an incorrect permission on a PHP and CGI script is to blame. These should usually be set at 0775 (-rwxr-xr-x).
  • A PHP Timeout. If your script connects to external resources and those resources timeout, an HTTP 500 error can occur. Timeout rules, or better error handling in your script, should help if this is the cause of the 500 error.
  • A Coding Error in .htaccess. While not as common, be sure to check that your site's .htaccess file is properly structured.
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points
Sergey Podgornyy
Sergey Podgornyy
20,660 Points

Can you also provide your code here?