An HTTP 500 Error is a generic message indicating a website-side issue. When your website is offline or in a local development environment, specific errors are usually displayed directly on the screen. However, once a website is live, these errors are hidden for security reasons to prevent sensitive information from being exposed.
Instead of showing the actual error, the server displays a "500 Internal Server Error." To find the specific cause, you need to check the error_log file.
How to find the error:
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Log in to your File Manager.
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Navigate to your website's root folder (usually
public_html). -
Look for a file named error_log.
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Open this file to see the detailed error report, which will help you identify and fix the issue.
