500 internal server error while upgrading to 3.5

I’m getting the same issue. I was also upgrading from 3.4.1 to 3.5. Except only my back end is causing the issue. It says:

The website encountered an error while retrieving https://personalbrandingpros.com/wp-admin/. It may be down for maintenance or configured incorrectly.
Here are some suggestions:
Reload this webpage later.
HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error): An unexpected condition was encountered while the server was attempting to fulfill the request.

It appears to be the same issue.

Rename your .htaccess file to old.htaccess and see if that lets you in?

If so, then see if the .htaccess is just this and it works: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Using_Permalinks#Creating_and_editing_.28.htaccess.29

Hello Ipstenu,
thank you for your answer.
Done as you suggested, and just updated the .htaccess as suggested on the link, but nothing working yet….

I even tried to restore all the wordpress files from a backup and I still get the 500 error on any page.

Hi,
same problem. During update to 3.5:
500 Internal Server Error
Please help

The Error Log show:
End of script output before headers: index.php
AH01215: suexec policy violation: see suexec log for more details
Please Help
Thanks

I uploaded a backup copy of:
– root files
– wp-admin directory
– wp-includes directory
Now is working, but what i have to do to update 3.5?
Thanks

AH01215: suexec policy violation: see suexec log for more details

@mascor: Do you have access to the logs generated by PHP? or more specifically, the suexec logs?
You may need to ask your web host for the details, it sounds like the security modules installed on your server are out of date, and are blocking WordPress accidentally.

Hi,
thanks for your help.
I asked for “suexec log” to my web host and I’m waiting a response.

Please can you tell me what are “security modules installed on your server”?

Thanks
Bye

I have the same error, when i tried upgrading it to 3.5. But how do i rename my .htacces ? I’m not a big whizzkid so can anybody explain me that?

Hello everybody, I contacted my host which solved the problem by adding this code line to my file wp-settings.php:
require( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-wp-embed.php' );

Now my website is up and running.
Cheers

Hi there, I’ve got the same problem after trying to upgrade to the latest WP version, I think 3.5, my site https://www.saboi.co.za
The .htaccess file was completely blank and I’ve put in the following code:
# BEGIN WordPress
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress

Now I only get a blank page when visiting my site

I added the .htaccess file and the line of code in wp-settings.php. Still no go.

My daughter’s blog on 3.4.1 is running fine on the same server my 3.5 upgrade is giving an error 500.

Can I roll my blog back to 3.4.1, or will that throw errors on a 3.5 version of the database?

My blog: zzzptm.com

I’ve run into the same issue. I’ve tried .htaccess, deactivating plugins, checked for the code line in wp-settings and I’ve still got nothing.

Since this one is marked “resolved”, perhaps the WP support folks are ignoring it. I’ll see if there’s another active thread or start my own…

AH01215: suexec policy violation: see suexec log for more details

Just got this error log message after upgrading from 3.4.1 to 3.5.1. The problem comes from file permissions set to 0644, after changing this to 0755 everything worked fine.

The problem seems to be with hostings using suexec to manage the permissions of files and folders. More info on this thread (in italian): https://www.wpitaly.it/2008/12/05/utenti-aruba-linux-aggiornamento-automatico-worpdpress-27/