500 Internal Server Error after altering WP address and Site address

  • Resolved JonathanDueck

    (@jonathandueck)


    14 years, 5 months ago

    In trying to solve a small problem, I’ve created a larger one.

    In Settings –> General, I altered the “WordPress Address” and “Site Address”. Now I can’t put them back the right way due to an Internal Server Error. In fact, I receive this error message for everything but the root URL. What did I do, and how can I fix it? Can I go back and fix this manually in one of the WP files in my installation, using FTP?

    The error message:

    The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
    …
    Additionally, a 500 Internal Server Error error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

    Thanks in advance!
    Jon

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  • Thread Starter JonathanDueck

    (@jonathandueck)

    Or would that fix need to happen in the WP database?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    You’ll have to access your WordPress database via phpMyAdmin (most hosting providers offer this in their control panel) and manually change the siteurl and home values back.

    When you’re done, follow this guide to move WordPress.

    Thread Starter JonathanDueck

    (@jonathandueck)

    Thanks – I completed step One (changing the URL in the database), and now I once again have access to the back end. Thanks. However, the pages (other than the homepage) still generate a server error when you try to view them.

    Step Two, moving WordPress: These instructions are on how to move WordPress. While there’s obviously still a problem, my FTP program shows that everything is in the root directory exactly where it should be. So I’m not sure where I’d be moving it to.

    The General Settings are displaying the correct site URL and Home URL. Any advice? Thanks!

    Thread Starter JonathanDueck

    (@jonathandueck)

    Scratch that. It’s all good. Thanks James!

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    You’re welcome!

    Thank you, James! It worked very easily for me, especially with the very well written Codex link regarding the Site URL. I needed the step-by-step help with phpmyadmin, and the document was perfect!

    Hi to everypne i need a little help.I have searched forums,blogs,sites and others for a lot of hours. JAMES AND JONATHAN I NEED YOUR HELP. I went to dashboard and then to general settings and change the wordpress url adress and the site url adress.After this i cannot logged in to dashboard(i do not tested if other pages except home page-static page worked).After i went to phpadmin of my host company and went to wp-options and change the url of siteurl(i wrote my old url.I do the same to another page(HOME) except siteurl and then my dashboard worked.I have read that it was a way to make your dashboard load again and it worked.Now i can enter to my dashboard but my pages of my blog do not load except from home page-static page(as i said before i have not tested after changing url if other pages except static page-home worked).Then i went to the guide that james said and try follow only the steps of ‘if you have accidentally changed your url’.Then i should go to fillezila(i use this) and update my site(wp-login edit).Right?My name of site is bestptcmaniac so i should type this code after require..php

    //FIXME: do comment/remove these hack lines. (once the database is updated)
    update_option(‘siteurl’, ‘https://bestptcmaniac.com/blog’ );
    update_option(‘home’, ‘https://bestptcmaniac.com/blog’ );
    Right?I have done all these things but nothing worked.

    Explain me a little.My hosting company is one.com

    Plz help because i have been working to the blog 6-8 hours everyday for about a month.I do not have experience with blogging (only one month) so i need help.Waiting reply as soon as possible

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