Title: header already sent error… help! Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # header already sent error… help! * [killswitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/killswitch/) * (@killswitch) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/) * So, I finally go the installation up an running properly. But now when I go to the login page it gives me the following errors: * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at … * But I checked the * [shadow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shadow/) * (@shadow) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127419) * Hey Podz – you are a developer now. When did this happen? * I would have sent you a nice big box of jaffa cakes if I had known 🙂 * Congratulations * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127421) * Shadow – still send them. Please – I have run out 🙁 * And ta very muchly 🙂 * Thread Starter [killswitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/killswitch/) * (@killswitch) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127426) * I checked the other end as well. I’ve checked everything the wiki told me to and it seems okay. But I’m still getting errors. Heres the full line of text for the errors. * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/blackout/public_html/killswitch/wp-config.php:34) in /home/blackout/ public_html/killswitch/wp-login.php on line 42 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/blackout/public_html/killswitch/wp-config.php:34) in /home/blackout/ public_html/killswitch/wp-login.php on line 43 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/blackout/public_html/killswitch/wp-config.php:34) in /home/blackout/ public_html/killswitch/wp-login.php on line 44 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/blackout/public_html/killswitch/wp-config.php:34) in /home/blackout/ public_html/killswitch/wp-login.php on line 45 WordPress * Any ideas? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127428) * /wp-config.php:34) * There it is. * You doing the delete key thing that it says ? * Thread Starter [killswitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/killswitch/) * (@killswitch) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127432) * What delete key thing? I’m not sure what you are reffering to. There’s no space before is just what’s left over in the text editor. But the scroll bar in my editor isn’t activated so i am assuming there is no white space behind. * [jkarp](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkarp/) * (@jkarp) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127446) * And therein is your problem. There must be *no* space after the ?> * Thread Starter [killswitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/killswitch/) * (@killswitch) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127450) * Coul dsome one explain how to get rid of said white space at the end. Sorry. I’m sure it’s really easy… * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127452) * Description: You get a warning message on your browser that says: * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at… * Reason and Solution : * It is usually because there are spaces, new lines, or other garbage before an opening tag, typically in wp-config.php. This could be true about some other file too, so please check the error message, as it will list the specific file name where the error occurred. * Just because you cannot see anything does not mean that PHP sees the same. * Download the file mentioned in the error message. * Open that file in a plain text editor (NOT MS Word or similar. Notepad or BBEdit are fine). * Check that the very first characters are * To be sure about the end of the file, do this: * 1. Place the cursor between the ? and > 2. Now press the DELETE key on your computer 3. Keep it pressed 4. For at least 15 seconds 5. Now type > and 6. save without pressing any other key at all. 7. If you press another key, you will bring the problem back. * Thread Starter [killswitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/killswitch/) * (@killswitch) * [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127453) * nevermind I just got it. thanks Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘header already sent error… help!’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 10 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [killswitch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/killswitch/) * Last activity: [21 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/header-already-sent-error-help/#post-127453) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics