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1. jesansel
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I've uploaded all the files from wordpress, and set all the permissions correctly. I'm using a UNIX shell to access all the files online. I followed the detailed instructions at http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions up to step 5, but when I go to /wp-admin/install the page is blank. I'm not sure what's causing the problem. I think I have a mySQL database for wordpress, but a previous worker set it up and I'm not sure of the username and password. Is there a way for me to find these out (not from that person, they no longer work here). If I have the wrong database name, username or password in the wp-config.php file, could it be what's causing my install.php page to come up blank?

2. Nazgul
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   If you have shell access, try logging in to MySQL through the shell with the username and password from your wp-config.php file.

   If that works, it's most likely not a database connection problem..

3. jesansel
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   when I try to login to mysql with I get the messsage, "ERROR 2002: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/tmp/mysql.sock' (13)" I've seen advice on how to fix this error at http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-19402.html, but I don't any of the mysql files so I can't edit them. The socket directory is owned by mysql.

4. jesansel
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I meant to say I don't OWN any of the mysql files.

5. sulligogs
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   Hiya,

   I had the same trouble just with IIS for Windows.

   I went through the option of telling PHP5 to use IIS with IMAPI(?) - but that requires manual configuration.

   So, I uninstalled and reinstalled PHP with IIS for CGI configuration and now - NO BLANK PAGE!

   Hope that helps,

   Sulligogs

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