It says I’ve already installed wordpress

  • spindelvev

    (@spindelvev)


    17 years, 8 months ago

    I edited and uploaded the file wp-config.php but all I get is this error code;

    hide_errors(); $installed = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT * FROM $wpdb->users”); if ($installed) die(‘
    ‘.__(‘Already Installed’).’

    ‘.__(‘You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.’).’
    ‘); $wpdb->show_errors(); switch($step) { case 0: ?>

    followed by an endless stream of peculiar code. I haven’t installed wordpress before and I have no clue how to “clear my old database tables”. At the end of the page there’s a username and a password but if I try to log in with those it just takes me back to the same page.

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  • Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    How, exactly, are you accessing the install.php file?

    Through a browser, right? (ie http://yourdomain/BlogDir/wp-admin/install.php)
    If not through a browser, use a browser.
    If through a browser, confirm you have PHP enabled at your web host.

    Thread Starter spindelvev

    (@spindelvev)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    Through explorer. I clicked the link in the “Installation: Famous 5-minute install” list.

    I’m ridiculously ignorant about all of this but what exactly is PHP?

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    A: Use a webbrowser to run install.php.
    B: PHP is what makes it all work and needs to be installed on your webserver.

    Thread Starter spindelvev

    (@spindelvev)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    I enabeled “php error messages” and “php register globals” and tried opening install.php in explorer rather than firefox where I get the error message, but nothing happens at all in explorer, it doesn’t even open a new page.

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    […]confirm you have PHP enabled at your web host

    Thread Starter spindelvev

    (@spindelvev)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    And I answered; I enabled “php error messages” and “php register globals”.

    That’s all I can find that has to do with enabling anything that has to do with PHP.

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    Yet that means naught to me. 🙁

    Suppose you create a new file named test.php. In it, you have the following:
    <?php phpinfo() ?>
    Upload it to your host.

    Do you see lots of stuff when you browse to test.php?

    Thread Starter spindelvev

    (@spindelvev)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    Yes, the headline is “PHP Version 4.4.1” and there’s a huge table with lots of.. stuff in it. Codes and information.

    Chris_K

    (@handysolo)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    Yay!

    Ok, would you be willing to copy/paste your wp-config.php here? (xx out the password of course (and username if so inclined))

    k9we

    (@k9we)

    17 years, 8 months ago

    “Installation: Famous 5-minute install”
    HA,
    I am new to wordpress and had the same problem. the install left a step out. if you access the main page of your site you may get a better error messagr, I did.

    YOU need to create a data base FIRST.
    from a Linux command line type:
    mysql
    mysql>CREATE DATABASE wordpress;
    mysql>GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON wordpress.* to userid@localhost IDENTIFIED BY ‘password’ WITH GRANT OPTION;
    mysql>quit;

    Note: you must change userid and password to real values and use the same values in wp-config.php then do the 5 min install.

    It worked for me.

    k9we

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