How to fix “500 Internal Server Error” in WordPress Print

Common causes

• Corrupted .htaccess
• Plugin conflicts
• Theme issues
• PHP version incompatibility
• Low resource limits

Step 1 — Recreate .htaccess

1. Open File Manager
2. Rename .htaccess → .htaccess-old
3. Go to wp-admin → Settings → Permalinks → Save

Step 2 — Disable plugins

1. In File Manager, open wp-content
2. Rename plugins → plugins-old
3. If the site loads, a plugin is the problem

Step 3 — Switch to a default theme

1. Open wp-content/themes
2. Rename your theme folder

Step 4 — Change PHP Version

Open PHP Selector in DirectAdmin and try:

• PHP 8.2
• PHP 8.1
• PHP 7.4 (legacy)

Step 5 — Increase limits

memory_limit = 512M
max_execution_time = 300
upload_max_filesize = 256M

Step 6 — Check error logs

• DirectAdmin → Site Summary / Logs
• Error Log
• LiteSpeed Log