Error 500: Internal Server Error

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Hello support team!

I checked my error log and it states the following:
[Tue Aug 25 22:03:13.306004 2015] [core:alert] [pid 13881:tid 140516505540352] [client 98.223.1.199:51084] /home/financ27/public_html/.htaccess: You may not use 'Options +All' or 'Options -All'., referer: http://www.financerush.com/
[Tue Aug 25 22:03:13.024924 2015] [core:alert] [pid 13764:tid 140516413220608] [client 98.223.1.199:51085] /home/financ27/public_html/.htaccess: You may not use 'Options +All' or 'Options -All'.
[Tue Aug 25 21:56:55.243498 2015] [core:alert] [pid 13881:tid 140516388042496] [client 66.249.79.80:38877] /home/financ27/public_html/.htaccess: You may not use 'Options +All' or 'Options -All'.

Since it seems to be related to the .htaccess file, I downloaded it and checked the code and the only code in there is the following:

# Use PHP52 as default
AddHandler application/x-httpd-php52.php

I would really like to restore my WordPress blog and get everything working again.

I tried downloading a plugin called 'Theme Authenticity Checker' aka (TAC) to see if my site was hacked, because I found a file called 'index.php.hacked' inside my 'wp-content' folder. However, this plugin can only be used if the WordPress environment is operating correctly. Right now, I cannot access any section of my site.

I also tried updating the PHP version to v5.4 from v5.2, but it didn't fix it either.

Any ideas?

Thank you!
Jon
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Arn
Hello Jon, Sorry for the problems with your .htaccess file. One thing to remember is that the .htaccess file can be found in multiple folders. When I looked, the main one that affects your site is found under the PUBLIC_HTML folder. As per the error messages above: /home/financ27/public_html/.htaccess: You may not use 'Options +All' or 'Options -All'. When I look in your .htaccess files, both of these options were enabled. They simply needed to be disabled which has been done for you. I hope this helps to answer your question, please let us know if you require any further assistance. Regards, Arnel C.