Revision 1096241 of 504 Gateway Timeout

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<p>The HTTP <code><strong>504</strong></code><strong><code> Gateway Timeout</code></strong> server error response code indicates that the server, while acting as a gateway or proxy, cannot get a response in time.</p>

<p>A {{interwiki("wikipedia", "Gateway_(telecommunications)", "Gateway")}} might refer to different things in networking and a 504 error is usually not something you can fix, but requires a fix by the web server or the proxies you are trying to get access through.</p>

<h2 id="Status">Status</h2>

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504 Gateway Timeout</pre>

<h2 id="Specifications">Specifications</h2>

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   <th scope="col">Title</th>
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   <td>{{RFC("7231", "504 Gateway Timeout" , "6.6.4")}}</td>
   <td>Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP/1.1): Semantics and Content</td>
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<h2 id="Browser_compatibility">Browser compatibility</h2>

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<h2 id="See_also">See also</h2>

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 <li>{{HTTPStatus(502)}}</li>
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