It is possible that this error is caused by having too many processes in the server queue for your person account. Every account on our server may only have twenty five simultaneous processes active at any time in time whether they are associated with your site or other procedures owned by your user such as mail.
File and Directory Ownership
There are a few common causes for this error code including issues with the individual script that may be performed upon request. Some of these are easier to spot and appropriate than others.
Document and Directory Permissions
In the. htaccess file, you may have added lines that are conflicting with one another or that are not allowed. Note: Due to the way in which the machine environments are setup you may not use php_value arguments in a. htaccess file.
Command Syntax Errors in. htaccess file
The server you are on runs applications in a very particular way in most cases. The machine generally expects files plus directories be owned by your specific user cPanel user . If you have made changes to the file ownership on your own through SSH please reset the Owner plus Group appropriately. For example , if the. htaccess looks like ps faux |grep username Once you have the process ID (“pid”), type this in order to kill the specific process (be sure to replace pid with the actual process ID): If you want to check a specific rule inside your. htaccess file you can comment that specific line in the. htaccess by adding # to the beginning of the line. You should always make a backup of this file before you begin making changes. DirectoryIndex default. html
AddType application/x-httpd-php5 php DirectoryIndex default. html
#AddType application/x-httpd-php5 php
Exceeded Process Limits
After that try something like this (See the Section on Understanding Filesystem Permissions. ) The server you are upon runs applications in a very specific way in most cases. The server generally expects files like HTML, Images, and other media to have a permission mode associated with 644 . The server also desires the permission mode on directories to be set to 755 in most cases. Or type this to view a specific user’s account (be sure to replace username with the actual username): Your own web host will be able to advise you approach avoid this error if it is caused by process limitations. Please contact your web host. Be sure to include the steps needed to view the 500 error on your web site. kill pid ps faux
