An internal error has occurred. The application may still be initializing or the URL used is invalid

Question

When I try opening the dashDB console from Bluemix, I occasionally get the following error message:

An internal error has occurred. The application may still be 
initializing or the URL used is invalid. Check the URL and try again. 
For more information, view the server log files. 

How can I fix this?

Answer 1

The problem seems to be a cookie caching issue.

1. Get the domain name from the browser window that is displaying the error message. E.g. awh-yp-small02.services.dal.bluemix.net

2. Open cookie page, for example in firefox:

3. Search for cookies with the YOUR domain name from step 1.

4. Select all those cookies and delete them by clicking the 'Remove Selected' button.

You should be able to launch now.

WARNING: the above worked for me, but use the above advice at your own risk.