Internal server error 500 on installing a new plugin

[Giri000]

Hello all,

I installed wordpress default, no bitnami, migrated my site over, it was working fine, then i installed a new plugin from the dashboard > plugin > add plugin, the site started showing 500 internal server error, so i removed the plugin using SSH, but the site is still showing the same, can someone please help? I am new to google cloud.

Thanks in advance!

[JanR]

Hi @Giri000,

The .htaccess file of your site might be corrupted, this file manages server configurations for WordPress and can trigger internal server error if corrupted.

You can try and recreate the .htaccess file by renaming the old one like .htaccess_old. If you revisit your site the wordpress will detect that the .htaccess is missing and will generate a default .htaccess. Since we just renamed the .htaccess file you can always revert back to your original .htaccess by renaming the newly generated one with something like .htaccess_new and renaming the .htaccess_old to its original name (.htaccess).

[JEgr]

Hi @JanR ,

My Google Cloud Compute Engine WordPress one-click installation doesn't have an `.htaccess` file. also the only way to browse files is via SSH, is there another solution to resolve this issue? Alternatively, if fixing is not possible can anyone assist with steps to reinstalling WordPress on the same VM (e2-micro)?

Thanks!

JGR