# 505 internal server error

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**Created:** [September 30, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/505-internal-server-error/733011 "2015-09-30T04:12:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/505-internal-server-error/733011/1 "2015-09-30T04:12:05Z")

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I got a “505 internal server error” just a minute ago when bringing up the forum list page for the first time today.

No biggie, I retried immediately and it came right up. Anybody else have that happen?

For the record, I log SDMB errors, and the last error I got was this same error at the end of May.

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**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/505-internal-server-error/733011/2 "2015-09-30T15:26:13Z")

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Next time _wait_ to be seated and you will not see the error again.

Whut?

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**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\
**Post date:** [September 30, 2015, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/505-internal-server-error/733011/3 "2015-09-30T15:34:52Z")

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An internal server error means that something on the SDMB side of things got screwed up. I get them from time to time. It’s kind of a generic error message, so it is difficult to say exactly what caused it. It’s a board problem though, nothing wrong with your browser or anything on your side of things.

Just refresh the page, no biggie.

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2015, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/505-internal-server-error/733011/4 "2015-10-01T23:25:17Z")

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> [@rowrrbazzle](#):
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> ?..  
> For the record, I log SDMB errors, and the last error I got was this same error at the end of May.

😕 You do this why?

For a second I thought you were a dutiful Mod, performing housekeeping.

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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2015, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/505-internal-server-error/733011/5 "2015-10-02T11:47:15Z")

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> [@Leo\_Bloom](#):
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> 😕 You do this why?

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