Title: Bad Error Message!
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Bad Error Message!

 *  [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/)
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /home/katehack/public_html/wordpress/wp-settings.php:83) in /home/katehack/
   public_html/wordpress/wp-admin/post.php on line 146
 * I get this whenever I try to do ANYTHING.
 * HELP!!!

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 *  [xerocool](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xerocool/)
 * (@xerocool)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127255)
 * Make sure there is no space after `<?php` in wp-settings.php & wp-config.php (
   Mostly the config file screws sh1t up meaning It ads a space by Its self) and
   after ?>. Spaces will cause a BIG PROBLEM :).
 *  Thread Starter [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127256)
 * Yep, I did that. THat’s not it.
 *  [rustindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustindy/)
 * (@rustindy)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127257)
 * 9 times of 10, this problem is caused by spaces before the `<?php` tag, but I’ve
   seen it caused by a goofy plugin and by a missed “;” somewhere in the PHP code.
 * The error isn’t appearing for me at your current blog – does it only occur in
   the admin section? Will it happen if I leave a comment?
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127258)
 * Khackett, clear your browser cache.
 *  Thread Starter [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127261)
 * I’ve done all these things. It’s not that.
 *  [rustindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustindy/)
 * (@rustindy)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127263)
 * When, exactly does the error happen? The blog on your site doesn’t appear to 
   have any problems, and you seem to be able to post stories to it – is there a
   different blog?
 *  Thread Starter [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127266)
 * It’s in the admin section. whenever I change anything, that error pops up.
 *  [rustindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustindy/)
 * (@rustindy)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127268)
 * First step: re-upload the “wp-settings.php” file to your host, overwriting the
   existing one, as that seems to be the common thread in both of the errors you’ve
   posted. On the other hand, I think that file gets called from every page, including
   the regular “index.php”, so it should be causing problems all over the place 
   if it’s goofed. But try it anyways, maybe the file got corrupted. And if you’ve
   already done this, then re-download WordPress and upload the version from *there*
   instead.
 * Second step, start deactivating any plugins you have, 1 at a time. One of them
   could be causing the error (I had that problem with a misconfigured plugin once).
 * Good luck and let us know how it works out 🙂
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127270)
 * – see RustIndy’s post above –
 *  Thread Starter [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127272)
 * It was just the settings.php.
 * Everything works now… I didn’t upload the new version (I don’t want to screw 
   this thing up even MORE by trying that).
 * Thanks (edited for spelling. it’s late)
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127273)
 * But you do have a version of that file, right? If you don’t have a copy of wp-
   settings.php on your server where it’s supposed to be, then you have screwed 
   things up even more.
 *  Thread Starter [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127275)
 * What? I just replaced, literally overwrote, the wp-settings. I didn’t upgrade,
   that’s all.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127278)
 * Sorry, you didn’t make that clear.
 * BTW, never overwrite files via FTP. That leads to incomplete transfers (about
   25% of the problems reported here are caused by that). The best method is to 
   delete first, then upload.
 *  Thread Starter [khackett](https://wordpress.org/support/users/khackett/)
 * (@khackett)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127280)
 * It worked this time! (pshew) but thanks for the warning.
 * sorry I got short before. I’ve just so made a mess of my blog and I’m trying 
   to make it cool and … I just CAN’T. I don’t know php.
 *  [rustindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustindy/)
 * (@rustindy)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bad-error-message/#post-127281)
 * Ah k, your blog is 1.2, and the latest is 1.22. I don’t know if that file has
   changed since then (it probably has), but yup, uploading the original version
   for that version of WP is the way to go. Glad it’s working again.

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