Title: install error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# install error

 *  Resolved [evieao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evieao/)
 * (@evieao)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/)
 * i get this message when i try to install on my server.
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ‘.’ in /opt2/home3/ezgsa/public_html/blog/
   wp-includes/user.php on line 492

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 *  Thread Starter [evieao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evieao/)
 * (@evieao)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304632)
 * sorry about the shortness of the message above. i hit return without formally
   asking for help. please help!
 * thanks,
    evie
 *  Thread Starter [evieao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evieao/)
 * (@evieao)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304635)
 * oh, and i haven’t changed that file at all.
 *  [Pete Mall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petemall/)
 * (@petemall)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304709)
 * Have you changed any other files??? Have you tried to de-activate the plugins
   manually?
 *  Thread Starter [evieao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evieao/)
 * (@evieao)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304731)
 * i changed wp-config. i haven’t done anything with any plug ins. i’ve just followed
   the instructions for install.
 *  [Pete Mall](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petemall/)
 * (@petemall)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304732)
 * then you probably made a mistake in wp-config. Try pasting your wp-config changes
   here but **please remove your connection details (username / passwd).**
 *  Thread Starter [evieao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evieao/)
 * (@evieao)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304733)
 * <?php
    /** * The base configurations of the WordPress. * * This file has the 
   following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix, * Secret Keys, WordPress
   Language, and ABSPATH. You can find more information by * visiting {@link [http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
   Editing * wp-config.php} Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your
   web host. * * This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the*
   installation. You don’t have to use the web site, you can just copy this file*
   to “wp-config.php” and fill in the values. * * [@package](https://wordpress.org/support/users/package/)
   WordPress */
 * // ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //
    /** The
   name of the database for WordPress */ define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘XXXXXXX3’);
 * /** MySQL database username */
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘XXXXXXX3’);
 * /** MySQL database password */
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘XXXXXXXX’);
 * /** MySQL hostname */
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘XXXXXXX’);
 * /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
    define(‘DB_CHARSET’,‘
   utf8’);
 * /** The Database Collate type. Don’t change this if in doubt. */
    define(‘DB_COLLATE’,”);
 * /**#@+
    * Authentication Unique Keys. * * Change these to different unique phrases!*
   You can generate these using the {@link [https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/](https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/)
   WordPress.org secret-key service} * You can change these at any point in time
   to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log 
   in again. * * [@since](https://wordpress.org/support/users/since/) 2.6.0 */ define(‘
   AUTH_KEY’, ‘fld1bJ3,aosrLe[n]hzdq_L2#JMjS)Qqkq7&>l>,2o]|S5V8xhmkb*^U6X9{e1@+’);
   define(‘SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘U9+WQ;9(X]k,37q|cfIUg(}0=lpUzFmrJFV.[I^Y|JccW^5L9|
   >(5#[4C@K#ppk?’); define(‘LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘H+)50c+x8l;Jk~I`4K6?1m,!lZYdh)-l6]
   |}^|b@{Q3 IQ/yRMq}X.7XgXW |nM.’); define(‘NONCE_KEY’, ‘!%peANNm;Z,dj}V]hgGvvy@E1y*
   pOU~#B;tv%/@-,T<`8mS>Vz@;`Pq,@0tcX+l{‘); /**#@-*/
 * /**
    * WordPress Database Table prefix. * * You can have multiple installations
   in one database if you give each a unique * prefix. Only numbers, letters, and
   underscores please! */ $table_prefix = ‘blog_’;
 * /**
    * WordPress Localized Language, defaults to English. * * Change this to 
   localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the chosen * language must be
   installed to wp-content/languages. For example, install * de.mo to wp-content/
   languages and set WPLANG to ‘de’ to enable German * language support. */ define(‘
   WPLANG’, ”);
 * /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
 * /** WordPress absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
    if ( !defined(‘ABSPATH’))
   define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__) . ‘/’);
 * /** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
    require_once(ABSPATH . ‘wp-
   settings.php’);
 *  Thread Starter [evieao](https://wordpress.org/support/users/evieao/)
 * (@evieao)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-12/#post-1304735)
 * never mind. i re-downloaded and re-installed and it’s working.
 * thanks,
    evie

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