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1. boomertrading
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Fatal error: Call to undefined function: wp_specialchars() in wallstreetkam.com/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 96

   Can you guys tell me what is going on? I've installed this in the past and it went through fine. By the way, I haven't touched that file, only the config file as instructed to do so.

   Thanks.

2. 24heures
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   I was about to report the same error. This happens when I run the install.php file. First I had WP installed in the root directory on my Web server. Then I tried it in a subdirectory. Same error each time. My SQL settings should be good to go. No clue what the issue could be.

3. zanzaban
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Same issue here with a fresh install of 2.0.4 in a fresh new site.

   I tried both the zip and the tar.gz. If I dont have a wp-config.php it runs the config file maker fine, but then hangs on install.php

4. shane1828
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   same issue here... was going to post it as well.

   fresh install 2.0.4 on fresh database

   all files are there and chmodded

5. arnee
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Open
   wp-includes/wp-db.php
   and change line 96+97 from
   $str = wp_specialchars($str, 1);
$query = wp_specialchars($this->last_query, 1);
   to
   $str = htmlspecialchars($str, ENT_QUOTES);
$query = htmlspecialchars($this->last_query, ENT_QUOTES);

6. ryan
   WordPress Dev
   Posted 3 years ago #

   We had a bad 2.0.4 package up for a few minutes. You were unlucky enough to grab the bad one. You can download the package again or grab a corrected wp-db.php.

7. boomertrading
   Member
   Posted 3 years ago #

   Wow, great. It's working now. I felt like an idiot for an hour.

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