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  • zachgold

    (@zachgold)


    18 years, 3 months ago

    I am installing wordpress 2.0 on a hosted server. ISP is Lazylizard) I have changed the config correctly (according to ISP) and have uploaded all the files to a directory on my website: http://www.raster.ca/wordpress

    Unfortunately, I get a big fat “File not found” message on the install page. However, when I put a text file in the same directory, I was able to open that

    I uploaded the files using dreamweaver MX 2004’s ftp client and had some problems, it skipped a couple of files. I searched through and I think I have all of the files uploaded now. I’ve deleted everything and uploaded again three times so far. I’m at my wits end.

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  • moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    What about using a FTP client? (not DW)

    Edd

    (@edd)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    try filezilla:
    http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/

    (Dreamweaver’s FTP isn’t exactly ideal to be honest).

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Did the delete and upload again with filezilla this time. Same result.

    Edd

    (@edd)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    I honestly don’t know, maybe it is a server issue? Or possibly check permissions? Did you rename wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php and fill out the wp-config file?

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    yup.
    I’m checking with the ISP right now about what mySQL version they installed. Does it make sense to create this kind of error if it’s less than version 4?
    This is really frusterating.

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    If you constantly get the “file not found” error – that doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the MySQL. It just says you either uploaded the files elsewhere or your FTP client doesn’t work properly.

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    I don’t think its either of those.
    I uploaded the license file into the same place as the install file.
    http://www.raster.ca/wordpress/wp-admin/license.txt
    License works. Install doesn’t… same 404.
    Filezilla is great, so it’s not the ftp client either.

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    licence.txt is NOT supposed to be in the wp-admin folder!
    Do you have 3 folders and a lot files in the wordpress folder? (the licence should be in the root among a lot other files)

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    the license is also in the normal place. I just copied it to the admin folder to test.

    Does this cause problems?

    The uploaded files have the exact same structure as the local unzipped directory. Same number of files too.

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Hmmm… Permissions? Wrong server setup? – just thinking aloud 🙂
    I could also see the default stylesheet in the right place:
    http://www.raster.ca/wordpress/wp-content/themes/default/style.css
    It’s just as if for every .php file your server gives a 404.

    Edit. Did you upload the php files as ASCII?

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    ASCII?
    How would I be able to check if I did or not?
    Permissions is also possible, but again, no idea how to determine right from wrong.
    Thanks for all this help btw.

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    I found a page that shows me how to gather server info to help people isolate problems in these forums.
    http://codex.wordpress.org/Finding_Server_Info
    Very helpful…
    Cept it doesn’t work either.
    It requires you to make a php file and upload it.
    the uploading part gets screwed up.
    So the problem is actually the transfer of php files to the server from my computer.
    I was wrong, my FTP client isn’t working properly after all.
    No idea why.
    ideas anyone?
    EDIT: I’m using a wireless network to access the internet. Could firewalls and whatnot screw around with filezilla??

    wanderingstar

    (@wanderingstar)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    This sounds like a web server configuration issue. I tried curl -I http://www.raster.ca/wordpress and it gives a 301 Moved Permanently response. I’d call your host’s support on that one.

    Thread Starter zachgold

    (@zachgold)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Wow.
    I’m an idiot.
    PHP wasn’t installed.
    Until now….

    It’s finally working:
    http://www.raster.ca/wordpress

    Thanks everybody, you’ve been great!!

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