The 500 Internal Server Error code means that the website is experiencing some problem, but the exact problem is not known. So whenever this happen, website gives 500 Internal Server Error. Whenever the error comes, it only means that error is not related to your system or internet connection but with your website server.
Status
500 Internal Server Error
If the error persist for too long in a website, it leads to negative impact on websites SEO.
Potential Causes of 500 Error Code
- Broken .htaccess file
- Permission Error
In some cases, incorrect permission is given to the files or folders. Usually the permission should be set to 0755. - Problem in third party plugins
- PHP Memory Exceed
WHile loading a page, sometime php timeout.