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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;
}