Why is my newly setup Joomla site showing error 500
Why is my newly setup Joomla site showing error 500 (Internal Server Error)?
A fresh Joomla installation includes a file called .htaccess
, located in the main folder of your Joomla installation. This file contains certain configuration settings that may conflict with your current web server configuration.
As a result, an Internal Server Error 500 may be displayed when you try to view your website.
Tip: You can determine if the
.htaccess
file is causing the error by renaming it to a.htaccess
. If this resolves the issue, the problem lies within one of the directives in the file.
To resolve this, open the .htaccess
file using a plain text editor (you can edit it via File Manager in your Control Panel) and look for the following line:
Options +FollowSymLinks
Comment out the line by placing a #
in front of it:
#Options +FollowSymLinks
Disabling this directive usually resolves the error. However, if the issue persists, try commenting out other directives such as Options
, phpflag
, ExecCGI
, FollowSymLinks
, or Includes
until the problem is fixed.
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