how do i get the page that caused the internet server error 500

[needsomehelp]

I have been told by a few people that my site is showing every now and then the internal server 500 error page.

I have checked the logs and access-logs and errors page in cpanel but can not seem to find anything wrong with the site.

I do have a script in my footer of all pages that stores and emails every error that is found once the page is almost completely finished being setup before it is sent to the browser. But this does not show anything that answers what the 500 error actually is.

How else can I get these internal server errors so I can find out if it is a local (user) problem or if it is something that is wrong with my code.

[Fou-Lu]

500 would be caused by a cgi error on the web server. You cannot intercept this inline of your PHP code. If its not regular and cannot be replicated, than chances are that its not your PHP code causing it. If you can get specific information including querystring or post input and can then use that to replicate it, that would likely be caused by your code.

This is also not a PHP specific error. 500 is the end all when no other error fits. So effectively its *any* error that has occurred on the webserver. You need to check the error logs for the httpd (and I haven't a clue if cpanel gives you those) in order to determine a cause.

[felgall]

Originally Posted by needsomehelp

How else can I get these internal server errors so I can find out if it is a local (user) problem or if it is something that is wrong with my code.

If you have a Google Webmaster Tools account or Bung Webmaster Tools account then any errors either of those two search engines receive when spidering your site will be logged in that account. That will give you at least a partial list of any 500 errors that have occurred for your site. Once you see that ALL of your pages gave a 500 error at the same time but that any you try to access now don't give the error you will be able to confirm that it was a temporary glitch with the server that had nothing to do with your site.

[needsomehelp]

ok I shall keep trying to figure this one out.

thanks