install.php hanging

  • alanm123

    (@alanm123)


    15 years, 6 months ago

    I’m in the process of installing WP on my home machine. (I have Windows XP Professional, IIS v5.1, PHP installed and working, latest MySql installed.)

    Per the installation instructions, I have:
    – created a database
    – created a user with ALL privileges to that database
    – copied all WP files to the root of my localhost/testsite
    – edited wp-config.php file (database/user information, keys)

    Next step says run localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php. This brings up a form which asks for database and username/password. I enter the info (and my email at the bottom), and hit enter.

    The page then ran (taking about 15 minutes) and ended up showing me a mostly blank page—just the WordPress logo at the top. The url shows “http://localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php?step=2”.

    Am I done, or is the process hung? There’s no message saying “success” or anything.

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)
  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    The process has not completed. Try re-uploading a fresh download of WordPress and re-running the install process.

    Thread Starter alanm123

    (@alanm123)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    I guess it worked. The sample site is running.

    So, would install.php have created the user if I had not already created it? It would have been helpful to know that in advance, if it’s true. (I spent quite a while trying to learn enough mysql to get the database and user in place.)

    Thread Starter alanm123

    (@alanm123)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Any reason to re-install (delete tables, get fresh WP download, change config, etc) if it’s showing a functioning site? Do you still think the install didn’t complete?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    If you haven’t put any work into it yet, I recommend deleting everything and reinstalling, just to be on the safe side.

    Thread Starter alanm123

    (@alanm123)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Reinstalling…..

    Please clarify for me: when running install.php, am I supposed to enter the username/password I already created for the database, or should I enter a new username/password? Who is this user I’m creating?

    Thread Starter alanm123

    (@alanm123)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    Hmmm. So, I….

    – dropped all tables from the database
    – cleared the website of all files
    – downloaded wordpress 3.0.1 again from wordpress.org
    – extracted files into website folder
    – modified new wp-config.php as needed
    – ran page localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php

    This time, I entered a new username and password. Same result. After about 10 minutes, processing seems to have stopped, and the browser window is showing the WP logo, with the url still showing
    “http://localhost/testsite/wp-admin/install.php?step=2” And, as before, the home page appears to be working.

    Any thoughts? Suggestions?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    15 years, 6 months ago

    I guess it’s okay then since the problem repeated itself, but everything appears to be working.

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)

The topic ‘install.php hanging’ is closed to new replies.

Tags