{"id":22,"date":"2015-07-13T19:26:33","date_gmt":"2015-07-13T17:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/?p=22"},"modified":"2019-11-08T01:29:18","modified_gmt":"2019-11-08T00:29:18","slug":"wordpress-500-internal-server-error-on-photo-upload-iis7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/web-development\/wordpress-500-internal-server-error-on-photo-upload-iis7\/","title":{"rendered":"WordPress 500 Internal Server Error on photo upload – IIS7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Go straight to solution<\/a><\/p>\n

You have just installed the latest WordPress software on your Microsoft IIS7 server.<\/p>\n

You even found a beautiful template for your site.<\/p>\n

The famous 5 minute installation<\/a> was a breeze, everything went super smoothly…<\/p>\n

Then you uploaded your first picture and when you tried to view it…<\/p>\n

instead of a photo, there was a broken link icon<\/strong>.
\n
\nYou then tried to find out what the problem is, by following the direct link to the picture file, like the one below<\/p>\n

https:\/\/getgui.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/logo1.png<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and then the dreaded 500 – Internal server error<\/strong> came up.<\/p>\n

\"Wordpress<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Fear not, the solution<\/strong> to the problem is really simple, it has to do with how the IIS7 handles file permissions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Solution<\/h3>\n

 <\/p>\n

1. Go to your Microsoft Internet Information Services\u00a0 server (or IIS for short)<\/p>\n

2. Open Server Manager -> Roles -> Web Server (IIS) -> Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n

3. Double click the name of your server -> Sites -> NameOfYourSite<\/strong> (Choose site on which the WordPress is hosted on)<\/p>\n

4. Another window opens up, double click on Authentication<\/strong><\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

5. Click on “Anonymous Authentication” with right mouse button and choose edit<\/strong><\/p>\n

6. Another window opens, choose Application pool identity<\/strong> instead of the pre-selected IUSR and click OK<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

7. Restart your server for the changes to take effect (Option to restart the server is on the right side of the IIS Manager)<\/p>\n

\"pic7\"<\/a><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

8. Delete all the pictures you uploaded via WordPress and upload them again<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

The IIS7<\/strong> 500 – Internal server error<\/strong> should now be solved and images should appear correctly.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\n

If you have found this blog post useful and would like to buy me a cup of coffee, please click here<\/a> :)<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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