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1. drew68
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   getting a wordpress database error? no matter which host i use, bluehost, dreamhost, hostgator...i'm getting the same error in my wordpress.

   all i'm trying to do is syndicate rss feeds and i'm getting this error...

   WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'WHERE cat_name='Contributors'' at line 2]
   SELECT cat_id FROM WHERE cat_name='Contributors'

   WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'SET cat_id = 0, cat_name='Contributors', show_images='N', sh' at line 2]
   INSERT INTO SET cat_id = 0, cat_name='Contributors', show_images='N', show_description='N', show_rating='N', show_updated='N', sort_order='name'

   WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 'ORDER BY link_name' at line 1]
   SELECT * FROM wp_links WHERE link_visible = 'Y' AND link_category = ORDER BY link_name

2. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 5 years ago #

   all i'm trying to do is syndicate rss feeds

   What are you talking about here? What do you mean by "syndicate rss feeds"? All you have to do to get a feed is to go to the feed's URL.

3. drew68
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   yes i know..it's simple to copy a link location and do that...but when i do i get that error...

4. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Looking closer, you're missing something.. Specifically, the table name:

   SELECT cat_id FROM WHERE cat_name='Contributors'

   There's no table name there, like wp_posts or whatever. Those are all setup in wp-settings.php, so the only thing I can think of is that you're missing files in your WordPress installation, somehow.

5. drew68
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   i'll try that now...thanks so much...any info on this would be great..

   but here's the thing...i didn't manually install...i used fantastico in installing WP with both hosts, bluehost and hostgator and i created about 6 o r 7 of them.

6. Otto
   Tech Ninja
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Ugh. Automated installers.

   Yeah. Don't use those. They rarely work, in my experience.

7. drew68
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   really? i set over 25 WP accounts before and never had this problem. all of a sudden i'm gettin this problem :(

8. drew68
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   i dno't know how i did it but i got 1 to work...gonna add 4 more feeds and let's see if it really works! :)

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