# Windows Hosting wordpress website Not working return HTTP ERROR 500

**URL:** <https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293>\
**Category:** Help with WordPress\
**Created:** [June 20, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293 "2019-06-20T09:14:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![aveeva](https://www.phphelp.com/user_avatar/www.phphelp.com/aveeva/32/2301_2.png) [@aveeva](https://www.phphelp.com/u/aveeva)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293/1 "2019-06-20T09:14:12Z")

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My wordpress website not working, return HTTP ERROR 500 ,

[https://snag.gy/mZckSq.jpg](https://snag.gy/mZckSq.jpg)

I am using windows hosting, my web.config file,

```auto
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
  <system.webServer>
    <rewrite>
      <rules>
			<rule name="WordPress: http://abc.com" patternSyntax="Wildcard">
				<match url="*"/>
					<conditions>
						<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsFile" negate="true"/>
						<add input="{REQUEST_FILENAME}" matchType="IsDirectory" negate="true"/>
					</conditions>
				<action type="Rewrite" url="index.php"/>
			</rule></rules>
    </rewrite>
  </system.webServer>
</configuration>

```

How to solve the error?

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**Author:** ![chorn](https://www.phphelp.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@chorn](https://www.phphelp.com/u/chorn)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 9:24am UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293/2 "2019-06-20T09:24:31Z")

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Error 500 is pretty random, look in the error log of your IIS.

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**Author:** ![aveeva](https://www.phphelp.com/user_avatar/www.phphelp.com/aveeva/32/2301_2.png) [@aveeva](https://www.phphelp.com/u/aveeva)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293/3 "2019-06-20T10:06:09Z")

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Where is iis log files located in windows hosting server?

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**Author:** ![astonecipher](https://www.phphelp.com/user_avatar/www.phphelp.com/astonecipher/32/2797_2.png) [@astonecipher](https://www.phphelp.com/u/astonecipher)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 12:01pm UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293/4 "2019-06-20T12:01:33Z")

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Where ever you set them to be.

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**Author:** ![aveeva](https://www.phphelp.com/user_avatar/www.phphelp.com/aveeva/32/2301_2.png) [@aveeva](https://www.phphelp.com/u/aveeva)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 4:57am UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293/5 "2019-06-21T04:57:35Z")

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@astonecipher I am completely new to windows server could you pls explain in brief?

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**Author:** ![astonecipher](https://www.phphelp.com/user_avatar/www.phphelp.com/astonecipher/32/2797_2.png) [@astonecipher](https://www.phphelp.com/u/astonecipher)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://www.phphelp.com/t/windows-hosting-wordpress-website-not-working-return-http-error-500/29293/6 "2019-06-21T11:15:51Z")

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In IIS, go to that site and see where the logs are going. It is a site specific setting when it was created and added to the App Pool.