It may be that you are missing one or more WP files. Please try step #1 here: https://wordpress.org/support/article/updating-wordpress/#manual-update
Hi there, I have already tried this but still isn’t working.
Please try again after deleting all PHP files in the site’s root (except wp-config.php) and the directories wp-admin and wp-includes.
Ok, I’ve done that and now when I go to the website, it gives this:
Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ”Failed <spa’ (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE) in /home/domains/vol2/039/3255039/user/htdocs/wp-includes/post.php on line 457
Notice: is_embed was called incorrectly. Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.) in /home/domains/vol2/039/3255039/user/htdocs/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5313
Notice: is_search was called incorrectly. Conditional query tags do not work before the query is run. Before then, they always return false. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.0.) in /home/domains/vol2/039/3255039/user/htdocs/wp-includes/functions.php on line 5313
There has been a critical error on this website.
What version of PHP are you using?
It seems you have a “coming soon” plugin active, too. Please disable that.
It isn’t showing in my FTP anymore as I deactivated a while back? Where else could it be?
anything in wp-content/mu-plugins?
We are talking about the URL in your profile, right? If not, please provide a link to the site in question.
Apologies, I thought it was in the code, my mistake.
The website is wooliesdumfries.co.uk
It still looks like there are corrupt files. How are you uploading the new/replacement wp files?
Through FTP – I downloaded from the wordpress website and then uploaded to my FTP. Was this correct?
Yes, it should be, but Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ”Failed <spa’ (T_ENCAPSED_AND_WHITESPACE) says it’s corrupt.
I know you’ve done this several times, but have you downloaded afresh from wp.org each time?
