# My website showing http error 500 and not removing on refresh **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [March 14, 2023, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/my-website-showing-http-error-500-and-not-removing-on-refresh/73521 "2023-03-14T20:13:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
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Did you check this article already? > [@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/my-website-showing-http-error-500-and-not-removing-on-refresh/73521)._