Install.php returns as text and 3 server errors

  • Resolved BillSmart

    (@billsmart)


    16 years, 2 months ago

    I’m trying to install WP 2.9.2.

    I purposefully didn’t create a wp-config.php but left the wp-congfig-sample.php so I could be prompted to fill in the information. When I tried to run wp-admin/install.php at first everything looked okay. I went through the prompts and added my information. After the last windo when I went ahead with the install, instead of installing I got what looks like a copy of the text in install.php returned to my browser.

    I also got the following 3 web server errors in this order:
    1. PHP Fatal error: Call to undefined function wp_get_current_user() in /wp-bsc/wp-includes/classes.php on line 434

    2. File does not exist: /wp-bsc/wp-admin/{$out}

    3. File does not exist: /wp-bsc/wp-admin/{$default}

    A wp-config.php was created and it looks okay.

    MySQL database was NOT created.

    One possible clue: When uploading WP I had trouble uploading wp-includes/class-simplepie.php. I kept getting a port error and it acted like the uploading process didn’t think this was an ACII file.

    Any suggestions?

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  • MichaelH

    (@michaelh)

    16 years, 2 months ago

    Probably didn’t get a complete and intact set of WordPress files uploaded to your host. I’d consider downloading a fresh copy of WordPress from the Download tab at the top of this page, then use something like 7-Zip to extract the files. Then reupload the files to your host. Review Uploading WordPress to a remote host and make sure you are using ASCII transfer mode in your FTP client.

    Thread Starter BillSmart

    (@billsmart)

    16 years, 2 months ago

    MichaelH,

    I’ll try this ONE MORE TIME, but this will be about the 10th time I’ve done it.

    I’ve always downloaded the .zip file and then use WinZip v9 to unzip, Notepad++ v5.6.8 to modify and Ipswitch WS-FTP Professional 12.2 to upload.

    I’ll try 7-Zip, but I’m getting really discouraged at having to install all kinds of different tools just to get started with WP.

    I’ll let you know what happens.

    …Bill!

    Thread Starter BillSmart

    (@billsmart)

    16 years, 2 months ago

    MichaelH,

    I’ve looked through the WP files and checked them with my FTP client.

    The following file extensions are set to load use ASCII transfer mode: .php, .txt, .html, .js.

    The following file extensions are NOT set to load using ASCII transfer:
    .css, .png, .gif.

    I suspect I SHOULD ADD the .css file extension to the list using ASCII transfers, but NOT the .png or .gif. Correct?

    …Bill!

    Thread Starter BillSmart

    (@billsmart)

    16 years, 2 months ago

    MichaelH,

    I went ahead an added .css extensions to the list of extension to use ASCII transfer mode.

    All is now well.

    Thanks…Bill!

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