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  There are few moments in web development more frustrating than a successful deployment followed immediately by a generic "500 Internal Server Error." On shared hosting environments like HostGator, this issue is notoriously common immediately after a migration, a WordPress core update, or a manual modification of configuration files. The error logs are often vague, and the browser output provides zero context. However, in 90% of HostGator-specific cases, the culprit is not a PHP syntax error, but a conflict within the Apache  .htaccess  file. This guide details the technical root causes regarding  mod_rewrite  and  Options  directives on shared architecture and provides the exact code modifications required to restore service. The Architecture: Why HostGator Throws 500s To fix the error, you must understand the environment. HostGator, like many large shared hosting providers, runs a specific configuration of Apache often coupled with  suPHP ...