I’m experiencing an issue with a self-hosted WordPress site. Everything was working fine then I suddenly started getting an HTTP 500 error.
What I’ve tried to resolve the issue:
- Moved all plugins to a backup folder using cPanel File Manager, the 500 error didn’t go away, which tells me this is likely not an issue with a plugin.
- I replaced all the website files except wp-content folder and wp-config.php file with a new copy of WordPress. This fixed the issue… temporarily.
As mentioned above, the 2nd solution I tried worked – or at least I thought it did. The website loads fine but after a few clicks it suddenly stops working again. It doesn’t matter whether I’m logged in on the Dashboard or not, the website only works for less than a minute then it stops.
The only thing I can think is there’s a back-end process that runs which changes the configuration resulting in the HTTP500 error.
Does anyone have any ideas?