impossible to login/logout

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  • Thread Starter Kjetil

    (@kjetilgf)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Anyone…?
    Should I just delete everything and throw back in the 2.3.2 backup?

    Thread Starter Kjetil

    (@kjetilgf)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Really noone? I’m stuck.
    After having booted my computer, its even impossible to log in again.

    – Yes, I’ve reinstalled everything carefully 5 times.
    – Yes, I’ve tried reinstalling my backup (2.3.2) – no difference
    – Yes, I deactivated all plugins before rebooting, so its prepared for another reinstall

    Only option seems to start from scratch – or is there any other way?

    Grateful for any help!
    Kjetil
    http://www.infocusfoto.it

    MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Maybe try deleting the wp-content/cache and wp-content/plugins/cache folders.

    The upgrade.php is not really necessary when going from 2.3.2 to 2.3.3 but does not hurt.

    The index.php in your web-root and wordpress in a folder should not be a problem.

    Thread Starter Kjetil

    (@kjetilgf)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Thanks a lot for giving it a try, but the problem’s still the same:
    “Internal server error” when I try to login.
    Now not even the site shows up, it just reappears if I re-upload the contents/cache folder. (No wp-content/plugins/cache folder in there)

    Since placing my question I have also
    – replaced the wp-login.php file with a fresh one – no difference
    – making a new downgrade, ensuring to transfer all in ascii mode (though the images would look funny, it should work)

    COULD IT BE IMPORTANT
    – that the wp-login.php file has no owner nor group defined (in info window – the neighbouring files have)

    I’ve also tried to check all possibilities in the troubleshooting page here – apart from ajusting the MySQL settings on the server.
    (By the way, I’ve also asked the ISP if it could be some soerver problem, but no answer in 24 hours)

    Still most grateful for any other tips – as for now to setup wp from scratch seems like a way to do it, but its rather radical.
    The funny thing is that I’ve done upgrades on another site for a year without any problems – now I’m rather lost

    Thanks,
    Kjetil

    Thread Starter Kjetil

    (@kjetilgf)

    18 years, 3 months ago

    Solved!
    A BIG HAND to MichaelH for taking his time.     Where would we normal guys be without (busy but) helpful people with real know-how? Thanks!

    Solution
    When/ if WP really screws up, this was the way to solve it:
    (In this case my WP installation was in its own wp folder)
    On the server – via ftp:
    – rename the existing wp folder, to eg. wp_old
    – create a new wp folder and upload a fresh wordpress installation. Don’t touch the index.php or the eventual .htaccess files outside the wp folder (eg. on the site root).
    Remember: Most of the contents from the site are stored in the MySQL database, so you won’t loose that.
    – From the wp_old folder, download the wp-content folder to your local wp folder.
    (- Upload eventual selfmade photo folders to the wp/wp-contents folder.)
    – Upload the theme you used – to the wp/wp-contents/themes folder. Check if everything looks OK.
    – Upload your plugins one by one after checking which are compatible with your current WP version. Check for each plugin if everything works.

    Important
    The WP-Cache plugin MIGHT have caused the problems. The plugin has added a new 3rd line in the wp-config.php file – which in turn might have triggered both cache error messages and made login impossible.

    That should be it. You get a fresh installation, keep your contents an run no risk of getting the same problem over again.
    🙂

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