Who is your hosting provider, and what version of PHP are you running?
Hm, that should be fine.
I recommend installing one more time, but this time do it manually: https://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress
If done properly, there’s no way WordPress would WSOD if requirements are met.
Thanks for your help. However, I DID do it manually. I filled in wp-config.php by hand, and then put simpleislandweddings.org into the address bar –> WSOD!
Hm, the file may have been corrupted during editing.
HostGator has a WordPress installer in your hosting account’s control panel. Try that.
Yes it does. It’s called Quick Installer. I didn’t want to use it, since it requires registering. I don’t want to have to become a member of a new organization in order to do something I should be able to do by hand. And I have installed WordPress many times before for my other blogs. I want to get to the bottom of this problem, not hack my way around it!
Ok, are there any entries in your server error log during or shortly after installation?
Sorry I took so long to get back to you. There were no entries in the error log at all.
I found out what was going on: When I uploaded the WordPress files to the server, my CuteFTP failed to load some of the files at the end of two of the folders. I went back and uploaded the three folders again – this time making sure they all got transferred. Then when I tried Step 5 again, it worked fine.
Sorry to bother you, James – it was just a stupid mistake – not a bug at all!
