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Sirin Srikier
7,671 PointsI'm getting a HTTP 500 error The localhost page isn’t working when I turned on mamp again to work on this course.
I was able to do this course yesterday and set up mamp just fine but now I can't access this because I am getting a The localhost page isn’t working localhost is currently unable to handle this request HTTP error 500. How should I fix this?
10 Answers
Sirin Srikier
7,671 PointsI fixed it. It was a syntax error in my functions file, thanks for the help!
jcorum
71,830 PointsSince 500 is a server error it looks like you haven't started the server. Setting up MAMP is one thing. Making sure the server is running is another. When you start MAMP it should start both the Apache web server and the MySQL database server, and you should see the red lights on the startup window turn to green for both servers.
Sirin Srikier
7,671 PointsThe server is running, I added a test folder with an index.php file and that one works just fine. It's the wp site that I can't access anymore.
jcorum
71,830 PointsCan you include a copy of the url that is in your browser's address box?
jcorum
71,830 PointsWhat happens if you add a page to this url, e.g., http://localhost:8888/localwp.com/wp-login.php?
Sirin Srikier
7,671 PointsStill gives me the same error 'localhost page isn't working'
jcorum
71,830 PointsOpen Finder. If you haven't changed the default folder for the web server go to Applications > MAMP > htdocs and look there to see what the folders and files are.
In order for a file to be served up by the web server it has to either be in or under htdocs or in the folder you indicated you wanted to use other than htdocs in MAMP's Preferences (on the page with the Web Server tab).
Sirin Srikier
7,671 PointsMy folders are in the htdocs and the settings are set to htdocs as well. I think that was the default setup so I left it as is. I put my localwp.com folder in the htdocs folder.
Sirin Srikier
7,671 PointsI fixed it. It was a syntax error in my functions file, thanks for the help!
Leanne Millar
9,555 PointsI'm having the same issue. Do you know how I can fix the syntax error please?
Ran Mamp in compatibility mode and that fixed the problem.
jcorum
71,830 PointsSirin, that's good news that you've got it fixed!!