Title: cannot access empty property Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # cannot access empty property * [glok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glok/) * (@glok) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/) * This installation was working seamlessly last spring. When I checked on it recently, I was presented with the following error: * > Fatal error: Cannot access empty property in /home/mydomain/public_html/mysubdomain/ > blog/wp-content/plugins/spell_checker/pspell_comp.php on line 123 * This is a Fantastico installation. * PHP version 5.2.2 * Do I have to reinstall? Can I save my own customizations? How? Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [Cal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/themesbycal/) * (@themesbycal) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620604) * It says you get the error…is that when you access anything? * Have you tried to deactivate or delete that plugin temporarily? * Thread Starter [glok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glok/) * (@glok) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620734) * Many urls in the blog directory or subdirectories present that error. That same error appears when navigating to the blog itself. Picking various URLs for the directory produce the same error: * blog/wp-login.php blog/wp-atom.php blog/xmlrpc.php blog/wp-config.php blog/wp- admin/edit.php blog/wp-admin/categories.php blog/wp-admin/plugin-editor.php * Other errors: ============================================ blog/wp-admin/menu. php * Produces: * Fatal error: Call to undefined function __() in /home/mydomain/public_html/mysubdomain/ blog/wp-admin/menu.php on line 7 =========================================== === * blog/wp-admin/admin-db.php * produces blank browser page and source * ============================================== * blog/wp-admin/xfn.js produces content of the .js file. * ============================================= blog/wp-admin/setup-config.php * produces * Sorry, I can’t write to the directory. You’ll have to either change the permissions on your WordPress directory or create your wp-config.php manually. * _Maybe it’s a permissions problem. I will sift through this site looking for permissions info._ ============================================= blog/wp-admin/ menu-header.php produces Fatal error: Call to undefined function get_admin_page_parent() in /home/mydomain/public_html/mysubdomain/blog/wp-admin/menu-header.php on line 6 ============================================ * I am able to view individual image files. ================================== ========== I am going to check permissions issues now but will be checking back here for other ideas. * Thread Starter [glok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glok/) * (@glok) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620736) * Deactivate: How would I deactivate the plugin without a GUI? * Delete: Would I pull the blog/wp-content/plugins/spell_checker/ folder from the server? Could I just delete the file: blog/wp-content/plugins/ajax-spell- checker.php * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620739) * Yes. Deleting a plugin via ftp forces wordpress to deactivate it. * [Cal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/themesbycal/) * (@themesbycal) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620740) * Well I didn’t know you don’t have a GUI. It says you were presented with an error, that’s all. * Anyways, that’s what I was thinking, you could delete that ajax-spell-checker. php file, shouldn’t hurt anything if you back it up. * But now that I see you have errors when accessing almost anything, deleting that file probably won’t do much. * If it were me, I’d try and back up the database and reinstall. Or reinstall in a new database and try and import the data from the other database. Either way you end up with the same results, but keep a copy or two of the current database and any customizations such as the themes folder etc. Anyways, that’s what I would try. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620742) * delete the plugin, start there.. * delete all the plugins, before you do a reinstall. * No offense, but this isnt windows. You dont have to reinstall everytime something goes amiss. * Thread Starter [glok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glok/) * (@glok) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620746) * Yeah. I guess reinstall is my only solution. I checked permissions; they were 755s and 644s. I changed the swp-admin folder to 777 and setup-config.php loaded. It told me to delete the existing wp-config.php (so I saved a copy before deleting) * Ran the setup-config.php and received this error: * Fatal error: Call to undefined function did_action() in /home/mydomain/public_html/ mysubdomain/blog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 1356 * I’ve got to get to the gym now, but will return to this project when kids go to school tomorrow. * Thanks for your help. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620748) * _Fatal error: Call to undefined function did\_action() in /home/mydomain/public\ _html/mysubdomain/blog/wp-includes/functions.php on line 1356_ * thats caused by you not renaming wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php * Thread Starter [glok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glok/) * (@glok) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620752) * I deleted the spell check plugin and voila! I have more than an error. I can see plugins and theme. I will work on getting posts back asap * [http://massapequablaze.net/blog/](http://massapequablaze.net/blog/) * Thanks for your help. ====================================================== _Even with Windows you don’t have reinstall to fix errors; that’s what telephone tech support has you do so they can get on to the next call. It’s a lot easier/ faster for tech support to have you reinstall than to perform actual troubleshooting._ * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620753) * _Even with Windows you don’t have reinstall to fix errors; that’s what telephone tech support has you do so they can get on to the next call. It’s a lot easier/ faster for tech support to have you reinstall than to perform actual troubleshooting._ * You’re preaching to the choir with me in the front row 🙂 * And youre welcome 🙂 * Thread Starter [glok](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glok/) * (@glok) * [18 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-empty-property/#post-620755) * You’re preaching to the choir with me in the front row 🙂 * Well, it is Sunday! 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