# HTTP 500 error when attempting to view local site
**URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/http-500-error-when-attempting-to-view-local-site/1345
**Category:** Bug Reports
**Created:** [March 11, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/http-500-error-when-attempting-to-view-local-site/1345 "2022-03-11T20:54:25Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author:  [@gbowman](https://community.kinsta.com/u/gbowman)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2022, 8:54pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/http-500-error-when-attempting-to-view-local-site/1345/1 "2022-03-11T20:54:25Z")
**Q: Date/Time this occurred (Provide your time zone also)**
\*\*A:12:30 pm Pacific time, March 11/22
**Q: DevKinsta Version**
\*\*A:Version 2.4.1 (2.4.1.3185)
**Q: OS Version**
\*\*A:Mac 12.2.1 (21D62)
**Q: Docker Desktop Version**
\*\*A:4.5.0 (74594)
**Q: Were any error codes or messages observed? If so, what were they?**
\*\*A:HTTP ERROR 500
**Q: Detailed Description of the Problem**
\*\*A:Attempted to view site after download from Kinsta (Live). It appears that all PHP did copy properly.
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### Author:  [@Kevin](https://community.kinsta.com/u/Kevin)
#### Post date: [March 11, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/http-500-error-when-attempting-to-view-local-site/1345/2 "2022-03-11T22:22:34Z")
Hi @gbowman, welcome to DevKinsta!
500 errors usually stem from wp-config.php, plugin files or theme files. Can you check the site’s error log in `~/DevKinsta/logs` ? 500 errors usually also produce php errors in the error.log file.