HTTP Error 500 (Internal Server Error)

  • Hi,
    I was just editing my theme’s function.php file to enable post thumbnails on facebook when suddenly my site and admin site became inaccessible. I am getting the following message:

    Server error
    The website encountered an error while retrieving https://www.glowfitnessacademy.com/. 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.

    Does anyone know how to put this right please?

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  • Do you have a backup copy of the functions.php file?

    Thread Starter glow24

    (@glow24)

    no i dont have a back up

    Then I can only suggest that you download a fresh copy of your theme,. extract its functions.php file and upload it to wp-content/themes/theme-name using FTP.

    Thread Starter glow24

    (@glow24)

    sorry, but Im a total beginner with this. What is FTP and how do I use it?

    See FTP. Or you can use whatever file management application your host provides.

    Thread Starter glow24

    (@glow24)

    would my computer have a back up of the functions.php file or would I have to have backed it up myself?

    Higher level answer: you probably edited the code in a way that your web server couldn’t process. If you wanted to know the error, you’d ask your host to tell you what the error_logs said.

    But esmi recommends restoring the previous file and getting that working.

    If you’re a total beginner, your best bet is not to touch the code. I consider myself more advanced (I understand a bit about PHP too) but I still won’t touch code.

    You would need to have backed up the file yourself.

    remove your htacces?

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