Question How to fix the most common WordPress errors

[NoraHensl]

Recently I had a problem with my website, and while I was looking for a solution, I found a tutorial on how to fix several popular WordPress errors. Here are some of them:

1. Internal Server Error may appear if something is wrong and the server is not able to identify the problem. In this case you can:

• check for the corrupted .htaccess file
• increase PHP memory limit
• deactivate all WordPress plugins at once
• re-upload the wp-admin and wp-includes folder from a fresh WordPress install
• contact your web hosting support team to check the server logs

2. Incorrect Syntax caused by a mistake in a code syntax. A missing comma, or an extra curly bracket can break the entire script.

• edit the code that caused this error
• access the file you last edited using FTP
• connect it to your website and go to the theme file that needs editing (the error will tell exactly which file and which line you need to edit)
• remove the code you last added or write the code in correct syntax
• save the file and upload it back to your server

3. The WordPress White Screen of Death can happen when a script exhausts PHP memory limit, due to a poorly coded theme/plugin, or because of an issue with a web hosting server.

• increase PHP memory available to WordPress
• disable all the plugins
• replace your current theme with a default theme
• turn on debugging in WordPress
• empty your cache
• increase PHP’s text processing capability by increasing the recursion and backtrack limit

You can paste the following code in your wp-config.php file.

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/** Trick for long posts */ ini_set('pcre.recursion_limit',20000000); ini_set('pcre.backtrack_limit',10000000);

Note: Before you make any changes to your site, make sure you have a backup of your WordPress site.


Hope it will be helpful for you!

Regards,
Nora