WEBSITE ERROR DIAGNOSIS

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Use targeted troubleshooting guides and server-side checks to investigate HTTP errors, DNS failures, SSL problems, redirect loops, WordPress breakage, and service availability issues.

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Start with the type of failure you are seeing, then move from the symptom to the underlying cause and verification step.

EDITORIAL LIBRARY

Featured error guides

Practical explanations for the error codes and failures that most often stop a site or application from working.

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HTTP & Server Errors

403 Forbidden Error: What It Means and How to Fix It

An HTTP 403 Forbidden response means the server understood the request but refuses to authorize access to the requested resource. The request may be blocked by…

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HTTP & Server Errors

HTTP 5xx Server Errors: Meaning, Diagnosis and Fixes

An HTTP 5xx response means a server or intermediary could not complete an otherwise valid request. Identify the exact status code and the layer that generated …

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HTTP & Server Errors

HTTP 4xx Client Errors: Meaning, Diagnosis and Fixes

An HTTP 4xx response means the server or an intermediary could not fulfill a request as received. Identify the exact status code first, then check the URL, met…

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WordPress Errors

WordPress Login Page Keeps Redirecting in a Loop

A WordPress login redirect loop is usually caused by mismatched `siteurl` and `home` values, stale login cookies, or a disagreement about HTTPS between WordPre…

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HTTP & Server Errors

Cloudflare Error 1020 / 1015: Access Denied & Rate Limited

Cloudflare Error 1020 means a Cloudflare firewall, WAF or security rule denied the request. Error 1015 means the request matched a configured rate limit. Visit…

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SSL & Security Errors

NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID (Untrusted Certificate)

`NET::ERR_CERT_AUTHORITY_INVALID` means the browser cannot establish a trusted chain from the website’s certificate to a certificate authority trusted by your …

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HTTP & Server Errors

ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE

`ERR_EMPTY_RESPONSE` means the connection was established but closed before the browser received usable HTTP response headers or body data. Test the failing UR…

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WordPress Errors

WordPress REST API Returning 404

A WordPress REST API 404 usually means the request is not being routed to the REST API, rewrite rules are stale, or a security layer is deliberately hiding the…

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SSL & Security Errors

Mixed Content Warning After Enabling HTTPS

A mixed content warning means an HTTPS page is requesting one or more resources over insecure HTTP, such as an image, script, stylesheet, font, or iframe. Use …

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DIAGNOSTIC METHOD

How we diagnose website errors

  1. Identify the symptom. Start with the exact HTTP, DNS, SSL, redirect, or application error.
  2. Locate the failing layer. Separate browser, DNS, TLS, proxy/CDN, web server, application, and database failures.
  3. Test the smallest useful hypothesis. Use targeted checks instead of changing several production settings at once.
  4. Apply the fix and verify it. A configuration change is not finished until the original failure is gone and the expected response is back.
  5. Know when to stop. If the evidence points to infrastructure you cannot safely change, the guide tells you when outside help is appropriate.

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