Question HTTP 500 Internal Server Error - read this first

The error code HTTP 500 Internal Server Error is a general-purpose message this indicates a general error in a web application. Please note that there is no general solution for this general error. You should first read HTTP 500 Internal Server Error before posting in this category.

Many of the topics posted in this category cover the same problems over and over again. Most people who post "I have a 'fatal error'" do not search the forum before they post their request for help. When you browse this category you will find that most people only use exactly the same subject which does not describe anything about their problems.

Many of the subjects in this category are often hijacked by other users or they diverge into a multitude of other (often unrelated) issues. It is often impossible to know if the original problem(s) was/were ever fixed.

99% of HTTP 500 Internal Server Errors are unique to each person reporting the problem. 99% of these errors are also caused by factors that are external to Kunena - factors that result in Kunena not working.

(1) Attempting to run Kunena without sufficient PHP memory;
(2) Attempting to run Kunena on an unsupported Joomla platform;
(3) Attempting to run unsupported older add-ons that do not work with the currently installed version of Kunena.
(4) Badly written, buggy defective Joomla extensions on Kunena pages
(5) Problems unrelated to Kunena ... but let's ask at the Kunena forum anyway;
(6) Problems caused by an incomplete Joomla installation or a partially-completed or corrupted installation of Kunena software;
(7) Problems caused by folder/file permissions
(8) Problems caused by the person who has hacked, modified or changed the original Kunena source.

1% of all fatal errors reported are the result of defects in Kunena source code.