Installation

  • kstruska

    (@kstruska)


    16 years, 9 months ago

    I have successfully completed steps 1-4 of the installation process. I also let WordPress create my wp-config.php file, so I know that my info (db name, host name, user name & password) are all correct. However, when I click on the “Run Install” button, nothing happens. The Internet Explorer message at the bottom of the page says “done”, but there is nothing on the page. Nothing happens and I don’t even get an error message of any kind. What did I do wrong?

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  • Doodlebee

    (@doodlebee)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    >>I also let WordPress create my wp-config.php file<<

    ?

    WordPress MU can do this, but the regular installation of WordPress does *not* do this.

    Are you using WPMU? If so, you’re asking questions on the wrong forum. This is for a single, self-hosted installation of WordPress. We don’t do MU here. You want to be over here.

    Thread Starter kstruska

    (@kstruska)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    To my knowledge, I am just using WordPress, not WordPress MU. I followed the detailed instructions here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions

    bartkowiakmateusz

    (@bartkowiakmateusz)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    I have the same problem. I edited the wp-config-sample.php file and changed its name to wp-config.php, then I tried to run wp-admin/install.php, but nothing happened, the result was a blank page, tables in the database weren’t been created. I get a blank page instead of any file I try to run, for example index.php. What can be a cause of this problem?

    Doodlebee

    (@doodlebee)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    You cannot just rename the sample config file, upload it and expect it to magically figure out your settings. You must *open* the file in a plain text editor, and supply the database connection information where it is requested. Then save the file as wp-config.php and upload to your server. WordPress does not create your database for you, and it won’t detect your database configuration and instantly put it in for you. You have to do that yourself.

    Start reading at Step 2.

    bartkowiakmateusz

    (@bartkowiakmateusz)

    16 years, 9 months ago

    I did everything exactly as you wrote (when I wrote ‘edit’ I meant open the file in text editor and supply requested information :). That doesn’t solve the problem. But when the file wp-config didn’t exist I could run another files (e.g. index.php) – when I create wp-config.php I cannot run anything.

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