Question
Can you briefly explain the difference between HTTP 404 and HTTP 500 status codes?
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Anonymous
January 9, 2026

Answer

404 – Not Found

  1. This means the client requested a resource (URL) that the server cannot find.
  2. The server is working fine, but the specific page, file, or endpoint doesn’t exist.
  3. Common causes:
  4. Wrong URL
  5. Deleted or moved resource
  6. Incorrect routing configuration

In short: The server is fine, but the thing you’re asking for doesn’t exist.


500 – Internal Server Error

  1. This means the server encountered an unexpected error while processing the request.
  2. The request might be valid, but something failed on the server side.
  3. Common causes:
  4. Unhandled exceptions
  5. Server misconfiguration
  6. Backend integration failures
  7. Code errors

In short: The resource exists, but the server broke while trying to handle the request.

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