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1. barrymendel
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Does anyone else have problems using GoDaddy to host their wordpress site? I can't make mine work.

2. Skibop
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I have no problems with GoDaddy and WordPress....whats the error message ?? Did you set up your config file correctly with username and password for the dbs and also the correct DBS Host ??

   My wp-config.php file :

   define('DB_NAME', 'your_DB_name');
   define('DB_USER', 'your_User_Name');
   define('DB_PASSWORD', 'your_DB_password');
   define('DB_HOST', 'mysql##.secureserver.net');

3. barrymendel
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   I called customer service yesterday and they said the problem was that my website was hosted on a computer running Windows and it needed to be on a server running Linux instead. The customer support lady switched my site over to GoDaddy's linux servers and now wordpress works fine.

4. shavei7
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   really? i'm having trouble with mine at godaddy too....
   maybe i should call them too

5. shavei7
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   hey barry, is your computer running on linux or windows? because it turned out that i purchased economy plan w/asp, and php is not supported. and i can't swith to economy w/php because that's only for linux. so now i have to upgrade to deluxe just so both asp/php are supported. shooot... additional cost. oh well. i hope this works this time. still need to wait at least 24 hours.

6. Max Evans
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Next time, go with Micfo.com... amazing hosting, affordable prices.

7. Otteralum
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Hey this was very helpful. I'm bummed that I needed to upgrade to deluxe as well. Hopefully this will now work. Live and learn. I'll probably change my hosting next year.

8. ThomasHigginbotham
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   Has anyone been able to install WordPress on a GoDaddy Windows server? I'm using deluxe hosting with ASP but PHP is also supported. However, I'm getting a "Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress" error. I'm pretty sure my wp-config.php file is setup correctly. Any suggestions (other than switching to Linux -- all my files are ASP.Net)?

9. vkaryl
   Member
   Posted 6 years ago #

   It appears from many posts over time that whatever godaddy is providing with its windows hosting packages as far as databases, its NOT mysql. WP only runs on mysql databases. If godaddy doesn't provide mysql on its windows hosting then you can't get WP to run on it.

10. ThomasHigginbotham
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    GoDaddy's Windows deluxe hosting w/ ASP offers MSSql Server and MySql DB's. I have a MySql DB setup.

11. moshu
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Or (to add to what vkaryl said above), sometimes even if both PHP and MySQL are installed - they don't "talk" to each other when you see an error message like the one you quoted.
    Talk to your host!

12. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    That's nice to know, ThomasHigginbottom, doesn't seem that way from many fairly recent threads. Again, though, you'd have to ask godaddy.

13. ThomasHigginbotham
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    I found this help file on GoDaddy - http://help.godaddy.com/article.php?article_id=248&topic_id=111&& - so it must be possible. I'm not sure what i could be doing wrong though.

14. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    So your wp-config.php file includes everything that godaddy shows in that knowledgebase article? Your server name etc. is all correct?

    If so, then you probably should put in a trouble ticket or give them a call.

    [I tried searching for "godaddy windows server working install" and various other keyphrases - I didn't find anything that indicated anyone had been able to get it to work....]

15. ThomasHigginbotham
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    I got it to work by commenting out lines 53 and 54 of wp-settings.php (in case anyone else has this problem).

16. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Wow. That's digging.... yeah, be nice for the next poor guy with the problem! Hopefully search will be fixed before then....

17. edmedina
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Super-Fantastic!!
    I had this problem as well. I see ThomasHigginbotham's advise to comment out the two lines. Worked like a charm!!
    Oh but for some odd reason lines #53 and #54 are not the same as ThomasHigginbotham's.
    So for future reference here are the two lines to reference out.
    if ( !extension_loaded('mysql') )
    die( 'Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.' );

18. Otteralum
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    I was intrigued by this solution. When you say "reference out," what do you mean -- simply delete the lines?

19. vkaryl
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Commenting out: use two forward slashes (//) at the start of each line for php. Or for multiple lines use an opening /* and then a closing */ at the end of the multiple lines.

    For html: use <!-- --> to enclose the stuff you want commented.

20. Emperor
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    Does anyone know how to switch from Windows to Linux hosting in Godaddy without contacting customer service?

21. Mbaeducation
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    I discovered, if you have a DEDICATED GoDaddy Server:

    1. You need safemode = off, therefore to change the php.ini with SSN. But the server don't access the SSN login... And if you ask the GoDaddy people, they charge US$ 50.00 to change the safemode...

    Did you know how to edit the php.ini using SSN?

    2. Only for information: you must use localhost.

22. smmc13
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    To switch from Windows to Linux at GoDaddy

    1. Login and go to My Account.

    2. Click on Hosting Account List

    3. In the Hosting Account list, click on yourdomain.com (the domain you want to switch hosting for). Be sure to click on the domain name and not "Open," which will just open your Control Panel.

    4. The box on the right will change to Hosting Account Details. Click on Switch Operating System, and it will give you some options.

    5. Select your new plan and click Continue, and you're on your way!

23. FONternet
    Member
    Posted 6 years ago #

    What is the impact from switching from Windows to Linux? Will the existing pages I have still function?

24. ladydelaluna
    Member
    Posted 5 years ago #

    Just found this while doing a search for another thread...
    To answer "What is the impact from switching from Windows to Linux? Will the existing pages I have still function?"

    The answer is that there is ZERO impact to your current wordpress site. All your existing posts and pages and mods will be just fine. The only way you'd run into any issues is if you were running something that needed the Windows/ASP server to function. It's highly unlikely, but must be said anyway.

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