Internal server errors can be caused by a few different things. Please check the Error Logs in cPanel for specific information.
Alternatively, here are the most common reasons for 500 errors:
(1) Bad permissions
Directories and folders should be 755. Executable scripts within the cgi-bin folder must be 755. Images, media, and text files like HTML should be 644.
(2) Bad .htaccess
In the (dot) htaccess file, you may have added lines that are either worded badly or conflicting. The best way to troubleshoot this is comment out the lines in the htaccess.
You can comment out a line in the .htaccess by adding # to the beginning. You are wise to save an original copy of any file before you make changes.
(3) Exceeding resources
It is possible your 500 error is caused by too many processes in the server queue.