{"id":1379,"date":"2020-04-16T18:26:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/?p=1379"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:44:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T06:14:32","slug":"how-to-find-fatal-error-error-500-server-error-in-opencart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.huntbee.com\/resources\/how-to-find-fatal-error-error-500-server-error-in-opencart\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Fix Fatal Error 500 \/ Internal Server Error in OpenCart"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you are seeing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Error 500<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Internal Server Error<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>This page isn\u2019t working<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blank white screen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>in your OpenCart store, it usually means a <strong>fatal PHP error<\/strong> is stopping execution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The actual error is hidden by default, so you must enable error reporting to identify the root cause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 1: Enable Error Display in OpenCart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your main <code>index.php<\/code> file (and also <code>admin\/index.php<\/code> if the issue is in admin).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the following code just after the opening <code>&lt;?php<\/code> tag:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>ini_set('display_errors', 1);\nini_set('display_startup_errors', 1);\nerror_reporting(E_ALL);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Now refresh the page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of a blank 500 error page, you should see the actual PHP error message, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>File name<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Line number<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Type of error<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This will give you a clear hint about what is causing the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 2: Common Causes of Error 500 in OpenCart<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the error is visible, it is usually caused by:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Broken or incompatible extension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Syntax error in custom modification<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Corrupted OCMOD file<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wrong PHP version<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memory limit exceeded<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Incorrect file permissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Broken <code>.htaccess<\/code> file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 3: Check the .htaccess File<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes the issue is related to your <code>.htaccess<\/code> file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Renaming <code>.htaccess<\/code> temporarily<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or replacing it with the default OpenCart <code>.htaccess.txt<\/code> file<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If the website loads after removing it, the issue is likely due to a rewrite rule or server configuration problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step 4: Check Error Logs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If enabling display errors does not show anything, check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>OpenCart Error Log<\/strong><br>Admin \u2192 System \u2192 Maintenance \u2192 Error Logs<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Or manually check:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>\/system\/storage\/logs\/error.log\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Also check your hosting server\u2019s error logs inside cPanel or your hosting dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Note<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After debugging, remove the added code from <code>index.php<\/code>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>ini_set('display_errors', 1);\nini_set('display_startup_errors', 1);\nerror_reporting(E_ALL);\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Displaying errors on a live production store is not recommended for security reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Final Advice<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A 500 Internal Server Error in OpenCart is never random. 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