# Webapplication does not start **URL:** \ **Category:** Hosting Support\ **Created:** [October 2, 2024, 1:58pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/webapplication-does-not-start/99674 "2024-10-02T13:58:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![anon90933456](https://forum.infinityfree.com/letter_avatar/anon90933456/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@anon90933456](https://forum.infinityfree.com/u/anon90933456)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 2:01pm UTC](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/webapplication-does-not-start/99674/2 "2024-10-02T14:01:36Z")
Hi and welcome to the forum! > [@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… Plus, since you wrote your application for an older and unsupported version of PHP, you’ll also have to rewrite it to run on PHP 8.2 if necessary. --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.infinityfree.com/t/webapplication-does-not-start/99674)._