Can’t even get off the ground :-(

  • ceabrm

    (@ceabrm)


    18 years, 2 months ago

    Hi all…I ‘m feeling pretty stupid here and could really use some help.

    I downloaded and unzipped the wordpress files and ftp’d them to my host in the site’s root directory.

    I followed the install directions (created the database on the web host, modified wp-config-sample.php with the details of the new database and renamed the file) until I got to running the install script. When I came back to the site, I couldn’t reach it anymore (I’ve since removed the wordpress files and intend to ftp them again, but I think the error was something like “server configuration error”).

    I removed index.php and .htaccess. and could reach the site again and everything was just hunky dorey–except I don’t have wordpress installed…

    So, I removed all the wordpress files I could find and am going to try again. Is there anyone who can tell me if I maybe missed something or shoulda done something differently? (Maybe I should install them under a “blog” directory instead of the root?)

    Thanks!!!
    Carol

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  • moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 2 months ago

    I removed index.php and .htaccess.

    At the initial installing phase there should NOT be a .htaccess file there (especially, not one with a dot at the end)
    How did it get there?

    Thread Starter ceabrm

    (@ceabrm)

    18 years, 2 months ago

    I created a .htaccess a long time ago to provide 301 redirects…did that mess something up?

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 2 months ago

    It depends on what was in it… how do I know?

    On the other hand: if this is about the site in your profile here – it will never work with WP installed in the root because you already HAVE a site there and an index.html file. You can NOT have two indexes in the same folder. WP needs its own index.php to work.

    Thread Starter ceabrm

    (@ceabrm)

    18 years, 2 months ago

    OK. I created a “blog” directory under the root, ftp’d the files again, modified the config file to reflect the name and password of the database and ran the install file. Got this error:

    Warning: main(./includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/content/g/i/f/giftsbycarolin/html/justforbabygifts/blog/wp-admin/install.php on line 10

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required './includes/upgrade.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php') in /home/content/g/i/f/giftsbycarolin/html/justforbabygifts/blog/wp-admin/install.php on line 10

    At least I’m not screwing up the same things twice 😉

    moshu

    (@moshu)

    18 years, 2 months ago

    modified the config file to reflect the name and password of the database
    Why wasn’t the previous config file OK? You already did it earlier? The database connection should be the same regardless where the WP is installed.

    As for the error… try always to put the relevant part into the search box. Chances are you are not the first:
    http://wordpress.org/support/topic/154945?replies=4

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