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500

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.

Common Causes

  • Unhandled exception
  • Database connection failure
  • Configuration error
  • Code bug
  • Memory exhaustion

Fix Solutions

Check server logs

Review error logs to identify the specific cause of the error.

Add error handling

Implement proper try-catch blocks and error handling in your code.

Test locally

Reproduce the error in a development environment to debug.

Code Examples

# Custom 500 error page
error_page 500 502 503 504 /50x.html;
location = /50x.html {
    root /var/www/html;
    internal;
}

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