What it means

A 500 Internal Server Error is a generic response that means something went wrong on the server, but the server cannot be more specific about what. This is one of the most common server-side errors and almost always indicates a bug, misconfiguration, or unhandled exception in the server-side code.

Common causes

• A bug in the server-side application code.
• A database connection failed.
• A required environment variable or configuration is missing.
• An unhandled exception was thrown.
• Server permissions are misconfigured.

How to fix it

• If you are a visitor, refresh the page or try again later.
• If you are the site owner, check the server's error logs to find the specific cause.
• Review recent code changes that may have introduced a bug.
• Verify that all required services like databases and caches are running.