Install script problem

  • ealvin

    (@ealvin)


    19 years, 1 month ago

    After uploading the install script string, modified to include my url & sub-directory, I get an error message about page not being found. When I do the basic url I reach my index page.

    Here are a couple of questions that may relate to the problem.

    1. My host adds a truncated portion of my url (scoremo_) to the front of my database name & user name (ie, my user name becomes “scoremo_database name) instead of just “database name” that I initially created. This username and dbname is what shows up in the string listeded in cpanel in MySLQ Databases. I used this truncation for both db & user name in the config.php file. I think that’s correct, but maybe I’m wrong.

    2. I entered the install script …
    http://www.scoremoreclients.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php.

    That didn’t work, so I then tried with the truncated url preceeding “blog” …
    http://www.scoremoreclients.com/scoremo_blog/wp-admin/install.php.

    That didn’t work either. In both cases I get the “page not found” error. Any idea what I’m doing worng? It’s driving me nuts. Thanks for your help.

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  • oriecat

    (@oriecat)

    19 years, 1 month ago

    Can you ftp into your site to see what the folder is called?

    oriecat

    (@oriecat)

    19 years, 1 month ago

    Regarding #1, yes, mine does that too, so showing that should be right.

    Thread Starter ealvin

    (@ealvin)

    19 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks guys for your help. In the ftp and frontend it’s called blog. I just changed the install string and the user name & password minus the “score_”, but i still got a page not found. What now?

    oriecat

    (@oriecat)

    19 years, 1 month ago

    When you say the install string, do you mean wp-config.php? Changing whats in there won’t affect whether the files are found. It would just tell you it can’t connect with your database.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Volunteer Moderator

    19 years, 1 month ago

    Ealvin, I think you did quite a bit of improvising while installing. I suggest you have a very good and comprehensive read through this:

    http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress

    Thread Starter ealvin

    (@ealvin)

    19 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks for your input guys. I have read your recommended link and tried to do what was said. Perhaps I missed something. No, I didn’t mean the wp-config.php file. I was referring to this install script below http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions
    “If you installed into a subdirectory called blog, you would visit http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php. ” I put that in my browser with example.com changed to my url. I got a page couldn’t be found. It seemed to me I did what it said. If you could specifically tell me where I improvised and went wrong I’d be very appreciative. Thanks once again for any help anyone can give me.

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