Title: missing wp-config Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # missing wp-config * [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/) * Okay. I would appreciate some help with this. * Here’s the message, * wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.”); require(‘../wp-config.php’); timer_start(); require_once(ABSPATH . ‘ wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php’); if (isset($_GET[‘step’])) $step = (int) $_GET[‘ step’]; else $step = 0; [@header](https://wordpress.org/support/users/header/)(‘ Content-Type: ‘ . get_option(‘html_type’) . ‘; charset=’ . get_option(‘blog_charset’));? > > * Any ideas… Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 30 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/page/2/?output_format=md) * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679487) * I forgot, * In addition to that, my site [http://www.profitablesistas.com](http://www.profitablesistas.com) * also looks like this * Warning: main(/home/profitab/public_html/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/profitab/public_html/wp-admin/ upgrade.php on line 8 * Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required ‘/home/profitab/public_html/wp-admin/ includes/upgrade.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in / home/profitab/public_html/wp-admin/upgrade.php on line 8 * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679489) * remove the blank line or line break at the top of your wp-config.php * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679491) * thanks. but that didn’t work * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679492) * thanks but what didnt work? was there a line break? Because its still there, in other words, you didnt fix it. * I can SEE the linebreak when I bring up this URL * [http://www.profitablesistas.com/wp-config.php](http://www.profitablesistas.com/wp-config.php) * and view the source. Its there, trust me. * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679496) * There was no line break at the top. I did however go to the bottom and delete the empty space at the bottom. * I hope that is what you were instructing me to do. Am I right? * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679497) * there shouldnt be any spaces or linebreaks between the opening `` — so if you remove some or one at the bottom, thats fine. * Im telling you though, theres still spaces where they dont belong, I cant show you mine because it wont even let you bring up in browser, and Im not going to link to someone else’s but when you click that link above to yours, and you view the source (in firefox), left click and run your mouse over the top left of the seemingly empty source, there’s a cursor point — that cursor point indicates theres a space in the file. Correctly edited wp-config.php files are completely empty, no cursors, no nothing. 🙂 * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679503) * I think it’s working!!! 🙂 * You are a genius. I misunderstood your directions b4 sorry. * One more thing. Can you let me know if I am done? I think it’s up. But not sure. * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679504) * okay now i can’t login . i knew it was too good to be true.. * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/profitab/public_html/wp-config.php:1) in /home/profitab/public_html/ wp-login.php on line 12 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/profitab/public_html/wp-config.php:1) in /home/profitab/public_html/ wp-login.php on line 24 ProfitableSistas.com * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679505) * I still see an error, and the space. * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679506) * do this.. * get the sample wp-config.php out of the zip. edit it, (dont use MS word to edit), delete the current wp-config.php, and upload a new one. * Remember NO spaces. * [roodhie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/roodhie/) * (@roodhie) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679507) * remove the blank line or line break at the top of your wp-config.php * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679509) * wow, how intuitive are you, roodhie? you registered for that? * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679514) * i really feel inadequate. I am struggling here. I appreciate your help. now im getting a parse error on line 2 of the config file. * Any clues * [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/) * (@whooami) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679516) * thats cuz you didnt edit it right, you probably removed a quote. try try again, pay attention. 🙂 you’ll get it. * Thread Starter [iconcurr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconcurr/) * (@iconcurr) * [18 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/missing-wp-config/#post-679517) * lol – boy are u a gem. im sitting here with my hair standing on my head. and u come in and cool me right down. thanks. im gonna try again. 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