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How to get detailed error when getting 500 error message
Programming, error messages and sample code > ASP.NET
When your website is not running properly in IE and got 500 error, you can follow these steps to show the detailed error message.
1. Open your IE-->TOOLS-->Internet option-->Advance-->uncheck"Show Friendly HTTP Error Message" and then submit.
After you unchecked it, if you still get this 500 error, you can follow the second step.
2. create a web.config file in your website root folder and put the script below in it, or you can put "<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />" between <system.webServer>and </system.webServer> in your existing web.config file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
3. Save the file, you can find the detailed error message of your site.
1. Open your IE-->TOOLS-->Internet option-->Advance-->uncheck"Show Friendly HTTP Error Message" and then submit.
After you unchecked it, if you still get this 500 error, you can follow the second step.
2. create a web.config file in your website root folder and put the script below in it, or you can put "<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />" between <system.webServer>and </system.webServer> in your existing web.config file.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<configuration>
<system.webServer>
<httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />
</system.webServer>
</configuration>
3. Save the file, you can find the detailed error message of your site.