wordpress permalinks not working 500 error
I had the same problem. My WordPress site was running perfectly until I changed my permalinks. All my individual links break but the main page as well as admin panel keeps working. When I use simple page id as permalink the whole website works.
The are several thing that can cause this problem. The following post lists some possibilities you can go through to find the root of your permalink problem.
https://economictheoryblog.com/2016/07/29/self-hosted-wordpress-permalink-problems/
Try the following:
- Get a fresh copy of wp-config.php and enter in your DB details(username, pw, name, table prefix).
- Delete htaccess file
- Regenerate permalinks (admin - settings - permalinks)
- Ensure server has mod-rewrite on