{"id":579,"date":"2024-04-24T15:31:51","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T10:01:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/?p=579"},"modified":"2024-05-01T23:11:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T17:41:55","slug":"there-has-been-a-critical-error-on-this-website-error-message-on-a-running-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/help\/wordpress\/there-has-been-a-critical-error-on-this-website-error-message-on-a-running-wordpress-website.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;there has been a critical error on this website&#8221; Error Message on a Running WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your website is suddenly displaying the error message &#8220;<strong>There has been a critical error on this website<\/strong>,&#8221; it might be due to a change in the <strong>PHP language<\/strong> on your internally hosted server. This change could be a result of an update you made or an update implemented by the hosting company without your knowledge. Here&#8217;s how you can fix it:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Login to cPanel<\/strong>: Access your hosting account&#8217;s cPanel using your username and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Navigate to Software Section<\/strong>: In cPanel, find the &#8220;<strong>Software<\/strong>&#8221; section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Select PHP Version<\/strong>: Look for an option called &#8220;<strong>Select PHP Version<\/strong>&#8221; and click on it. This will take you to the PHP Selector page.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Choose PHP Version<\/strong>: In the <strong>PHP Selector<\/strong> page, use the dropdown menu to select the appropriate <strong>PHP version<\/strong> for your website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Apply Changes<\/strong>: After selecting the PHP version, click &#8220;<strong>Apply<\/strong>&#8221; to save your changes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Refresh Your Website<\/strong>: After applying the changes, <strong>wait a few seconds<\/strong>, then <strong>refresh <\/strong>your website to see if the issue has been resolved.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"436\" src=\"https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/php-language-1024x436.jpg\" alt=\"there has been a critical error on this website\" class=\"wp-image-580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/php-language-1024x436.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/php-language-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/php-language-768x327.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/php-language-150x64.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mukundasoftware.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/php-language.jpg 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">there has been a critical error on this website<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following these steps should help you resolve the critical error on your website caused by changes in the server&#8217;s PHP language.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If your website is suddenly displaying the error message &#8220;There has been a critical error on this website,&#8221; it might be due to a change in the PHP language on your internally hosted server. 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