# Error 500 **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [October 16, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-500/84508 "2023-10-16T11:09:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![anon42008019](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon42008019/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon42008019](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon42008019)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2023, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-500/84508/2 "2023-10-16T11:11:28Z")
> [@Http error 500](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/http-error-500/49352): > > When trying to access your website, you may see a page which returns the status code “500”. In Google Chrome, you’ll see a page with the error code HTTP ERROR 500. There are typically two reasons which can cause this error: The PHP code has crashed. The .htaccess file contains invalid rules. Here are some things you can try to debug and fix this. Fixing crashing PHP code A HTTP ERROR 500 simply tells you that the PHP code has crashed, but gives no information as to why it has crashed. Gett… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/error-500/84508)._