Title: Installation Problem – Parse Error Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Installation Problem – Parse Error * Resolved [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * (@marigoldg) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/) * Have installed WP.org and now am getting the following error: * Warning: Unexpected character in input: ‘\’ (ASCII=92) state=1 in D:\Hosting\ 3186324\html\wp-config.php on line 2 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in D:\Hosting\3186324\html\wp- config.php on line * I’m using GoDaddy for my hosting and they supposedly support WP but I can’t seem to find any autoinstall options on their hosting site info. * Any help is appreciated! Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863476) * Unfortunately, not all GoDaddy accounts are suitable for a WordPress installation. * You will need to change/upgrade your account to Linux (with PHP) for WordPress to work. It’s free. * How to upgrade your existing hosting plan with GoDaddy. * 1. Login to your account at [http://www.godaddy.com](http://www.godaddy.com) 2. Hover over Hosting & Servers, click on My Hosting Account 3. Click on your domain name under the Hosting Account column 4. On the right, click on Upgrade/ Downgrade Hosting Plan 5. Select the new plan. Any plan with PHP and Linux. Also, please note WordPress does not work with accounts that Godaddy calls “Free with Domain”. * Thread Starter [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * (@marigoldg) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863797) * ok .. i changed over the linux and am still getting the same error message. my hosting is not free (although it’s their lowest cost plan) and i also paid for the domain name … so i’m at a loss. any other ideas out there? — because the blog godaddy offers really sux! * Thread Starter [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * (@marigoldg) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863798) * this is the error message btw: * Warning: Unexpected character in input: ‘\’ (ASCII=92) state=1 in /home/content/ m/a/r/marigoldg/html/wp-config.php on line 2 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home/content/m/a/r/marigoldg/ html/wp-config.php on line 2 * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863799) * **you edited the wp-config.php file in word.** * get a new unedited one out of the zip, and edit it in a plain text editor. * Thread Starter [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * (@marigoldg) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863831) * i didn’t use word but i did use wordpad and saved it as a rich text file. i’ve also tried saving it as text file and as a unicode file — none of these worked( arg) … could i use wordperfect and save it as an ascii? would that maybe work? * here’s the error message i’m getting now: * Warning: require_once(/home/content/m/a/r/marigoldg/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php)[ function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in / home/content/m/a/r/marigoldg/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2004 * Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/ content/m/a/r/marigoldg/html/wp-includes/wp-db.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/ php5/lib/php’) in /home/content/m/a/r/marigoldg/html/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2004 * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863832) * > i didn’t use word but i did use wordpad and saved it as a rich text file. i’ve > also tried saving it as text file and as a unicode file — none of these worked( > arg) … could i use wordperfect and save it as an ascii? would that maybe work? > > * **No.** * None of those is a plain text editor. Notepad is. * > here’s the error message i’m getting now: * that’s telling you it cannot find a file, specifically wp-includes/wp-db.php * [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/) * (@thisisedie) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863833) * As Whooami said, get the unedited config file out of the zip and then edit it in a plain text editor like notepad. * Godaddy doesn’t suck. I’ve installed WP numerous times on their servers without a problem. The problem is that you’re using the wrong program to edit the config file. * Thread Starter [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * (@marigoldg) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863839) * ok .. i’ve saved it in notepad (also discovered that several of the files didn’t FTP over when i thought they had and fixed that) and now i’m getting THIS message: * Error establishing a database connection This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down. * Are you sure you have the correct username and password? Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is running? __________________________________________ * i KNOW i am definitely using the correct username/password and the what i believe is the correct hostname.. so now what?? * [thisisedie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thisisedie/) * (@thisisedie) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863845) * The host name isn’t localhost with Godaddy (if that’s what you’re using). Log into your account, go to databases, click to edit/view details of that database and it will tell you the host name. If you’ve already done that then there’s a 99% chance that the DB name, username, or password is wrong. * Thread Starter [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * (@marigoldg) * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863847) * woohooooo! finally got it figured out .. i needed to completely start over again and delete the old file, but i got it to work! * ty everyone for the help! Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Installation Problem – Parse Error’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/) * [parse-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/parse-error/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 10 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [marigoldg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marigoldg/) * Last activity: [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-parse-error/#post-863847) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics