Title: newbie help
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# newbie help

 *  Resolved [oniee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oniee/)
 * (@oniee)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/)
 * i have just signed up with PowWeb for a hosting plan. They have installed WP 
   on the server.
 * I can see all the WP folder and files. Currently my default is still PoWweb page.
   I want to make the root as my default blog page.
 * I have read and gone thru the support doc but still at a lost.
    I would appreciated
   if someone with experience to help me sort this out.
 * I’m willing to give all my login access for this purposes. Anyone out there generous
   enough to help me?
 * ?:(

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 *  [asparagus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asparagus/)
 * (@asparagus)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/#post-248913)
 * Hi Onice,
 * I’m not an expert with Word Press nor familiar with PowWeb, but you should **
   never** give out your login or password.
 * If the WP folders are in your root directory, you will also see an index.html
   file which is the PowWeb page which I see at your site. Most likely they have
   supplied you with information about setting up a database or they may have done
   so for you and given you the necessary infomation to configure your Word Press
   installation. That is done by editing the wp-config-sample.php file which should
   also be in your root directory.
 * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’); // The name of the database
    define(‘DB_USER’,‘
   username’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password’); // …and
   password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change
   this value
 * Fill those in with the information PowWeb has supplied you with (or the database
   name they have told you to make. Then save the file as wp-config.php and upload
   it to the same root directory. Then open http: //YOUR_SITE_NAME/wp-admin/install.
   php and you should arrive at a login page with admin as your user name and the
   password which was generated by Word Press.
 * When you login there you are at the Dashboard and ready to begin writing and 
   configuring it to your heart’s content.
 *  Thread Starter [oniee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oniee/)
 * (@oniee)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/#post-248919)
 * thank you, i will tr it.
 * ….guess i was getting desperate…
 *  Thread Starter [oniee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oniee/)
 * (@oniee)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/#post-248958)
 * help~
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_bloginfo() in /www/t/twobrothersa/
   htdocs/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 304
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/#post-248961)
 * Delete the files that are in the /wp-includes directory, then reupload new ones.
 *  Thread Starter [oniee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oniee/)
 * (@oniee)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/#post-248967)
 * i have managed to get the page up
 * [http://www.twobrothersandasister.com](http://www.twobrothersandasister.com)
 * but now i need to figure out why the theme doesn’t load properly…

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [oniee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/oniee/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/newbie-help-2/#post-248967)
 * Status: resolved

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