# Fix a WordPress 500 internal server error

> Server errors traced through the logs and fixed: .htaccess, memory limits, plugins, or PHP. Hourly task, delivered by the Seahawk team.

Category: [Fixes & support](https://wpservices.com/fixes/) · Web page: https://wpservices.com/services/fix-500-internal-server-error/

A 500 error means the server gave up before WordPress could say why. We check the server and PHP error logs, then fix whatever is behind it: a corrupt .htaccess file, an exhausted memory limit, a failing plugin, file permissions, or a PHP version mismatch.

## What you get

- Server and PHP error logs checked
- .htaccess, permissions, and memory limit fixed
- Failing plugin or theme isolated
- PHP limits tuned so it stays fixed

## Estimate

Usually 1–2.5 hrs of developer time: about $129–$323 at $129 an hour. Booked as [developer hours](https://wpservices.com/services/wordpress-developer-hours.md); bigger blocks cost less per hour.

Order: https://app.wpservices.com/order?service=on-demand-wp-development-hours

## What we need from you

- Hosting control panel or SFTP access
- WordPress admin access, if it still works

## How the order runs

1. **Find the job.** Search for what’s wrong or what you need. Services show their price; tasks show the hours they usually take.
2. **Check out.** Choose an option, tell us which site, and pay through Stripe in the WP Services app. Hourly tasks are booked as developer hours.
3. **Watch it get done.** Your order gets a live tracker and a direct line to the team working on it, from start to finish.