First install – first problem! Parse error in update.php – what next?

  • davenewt

    (@davenewt)


    17 years, 9 months ago

    Just downloaded v2.6 after hearing so many great things… I’m developing a site for someone. Have set up SQL tables etc, created the initial config file as per instructions. But when I go to run the setup script, I get:

    Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end in ......../wp-admin/includes/update.php on line 152

    Can someone please advise what I should do? I have tried re-uploading the directory. Should I download an earlier version from somewhere, or is there a simple fix, or something I stupidly overlooked? (apologies if this is the case)

    Thanks in advance.

    David.

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  • Thread Starter davenewt

    (@davenewt)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    Ok, well, I saw what I think is an error in the code there:

    if ( strpos($plugin, '/') && $this_plugin_dir != $plugins_dir )

    Should have been

    if ( strpos($plugin, '/') && ( $this_plugin_dir != $plugins_dir )

    Yes?

    But then I got an error about an unexpected T_VARIABLE on line 154.

    Long story short, I commented out lines 152 to 155, and now I see the welcome screen. So I’ll see if I’m OK from here on in.

    Hope I didn’t skip something ultra-important. Looks harmless enough from here!

    D.

    Scott H

    (@scohoust)

    17 years, 9 months ago

    Interesting, not sure why that line would cause the error. Your fix actually introduces a syntax error as it introduces an ( which isn’t closed.

    That file is concerned with updating plugins automatically. If you don’t have any plugins or always manually update them, you should be fine.

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