# Getting 502 bad gateway error **URL:** https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/getting-502-bad-gateway-error/84469 **Category:** Hosting Support **Created:** [October 16, 2023, 6:52am UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/getting-502-bad-gateway-error/84469 "2023-10-16T06:52:02Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 15
### Author: ![Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/user_avatar/forum.infinityfree.com/greenreader9/32/22847_2.png) [@Greenreader9](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/Greenreader9) #### Post date: [October 17, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/getting-502-bad-gateway-error/84469/15 "2023-10-17T16:47:49Z")
Please use the guide below to enable error messages, then try again. > [@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/getting-502-bad-gateway-error/84469)._