Title: 2.3 wp-config.php error Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # 2.3 wp-config.php error * Resolved [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/) * Hi, I just upgraded to the new version this morning. My site is working fine, but I am unable to access my admin panel. When I log-in, I get this message: * “There doesn’t seem to be a wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.” * I have never seen this message before when upgrading and have no idea how to fix it. Any help would be much appreciated. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628192) * Weird, still can’t get in. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628195) * what blog did you upgrade? The one in your profile indicates its at 2.2.2 still. * [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/) * (@handysolo) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628196) * The blog in your profile is version 2.2.2. Is there a different blog that we could see this issue in action? * Have you cleared cookies and cache in your browser? * [11 seconds slower…] * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628198) * I win!! 🙂 god knows these days its good to win at something :O * Thread Starter [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628200) * The blog I upgraded is the one listed in my profile. Clearing cookies didn’t work. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628201) * welp, it says 2.2.2 so that means you missed some files, at the very least. * Thread Starter [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628202) * I just uploaded everything again in the upgrade folder save for the plug-ins and themes in the content folder. It still says I’m at 2.22 and I’m still getting the wp-config.php error. It seems to want there to be a wp-congif.php file in the admin folder, but I don’t think i’ve ever had one there before. I only have one of those files in the main section of my blog files. I tried uploading the wp-config.php file I have into the admin folder and was greeted with this error when going to the admin screen: * WordPress database error: [Table ‘liepaper_wp_1.wp_terms’ doesn’t exist] SELECT t.*, tt.*, tr.object_id FROM wp_terms AS t INNER JOIN wp_term_taxonomy AS tt ON tt.term_id = t.term_id INNER JOIN wp_term_relationships AS tr ON tr.term_taxonomy_id = tt.term_taxonomy_id WHERE tt.taxonomy IN (‘category’, ‘post_tag’) AND tr.object_id IN (175, 174, 173, 172, 171, 170, 169, 168, 167, 166) ORDER BY t.name ASC * I deleted it and now I’m back to the “There doesn’t seem to be a wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file” error. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628203) * heres an important question: * 1. are you using any caching? Yes/No * If you are not than however you are uploading the files isnt working — plain and simple. * wp-includes/version.php holds the version and is responsible for what both handy and I see. * If youre not uploading that file properly, youre not uploading the others properly either. * In other words, delete your old files, save your theme files, and upload the new 2.3.x files. It might even be in your best interest to edit the NEW wp-config. php ahd upload the new copy. There were changes to that file. * Thread Starter [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628209) * Ok, I went through and got rid of a bunch of unnecessary files, re-uploaded the new verison, and now I am presented with this when trying to access my site: * Fatal error: Call to undefined function: stripos() in /home/liepaper/public_html/ blog/wp-includes/query.php on line 37 * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628211) * stripos() is defined inside wp-includes/compat.php .. did you upload a fresh copy of that file? * you should be able to look at line 144 of that file and see it there. * Thread Starter [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628260) * Yep, the combat.php file is the latest one. * I located where it mentions stripos() in that file, but I’m not sure what to do next. * Thread Starter [newslowsad](https://wordpress.org/support/users/newslowsad/) * (@newslowsad) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628262) * Ok, did one more last mass upload and everything is good now, somehow. Thanks for your help. * [pivic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pivic/) * (@pivic) * [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628388) * I, too, had this problem. It was because I hadn’t deleted the files, but overwritten them. * Deletion is the key! Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘2.3 wp-config.php error’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 13 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [pivic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pivic/) * Last activity: [18 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/23-wp-configphp-error/#post-628388) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics