Title: POP3 connect
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# POP3 connect

 *  Resolved [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect/)
 * I’m upgrading WordPress for someone. They were running 2.1, and I’m upgrading
   them to 2.1.3.
 * I’ve backed everything up, and I uploaded the 2.1.3 files to the server, overwriting
   the old. I went to the admin page, and – as it should – said the database was
   out of date, and I needed to upgrade. I clicked the link and went to “upgrade.
   php” – but the page was entirely blank *except* for “-1”. That’s all it said 
   in the top left corner: “-1”.
 * So I decided to delete everything on the server and start fresh. This time the
   database upgraded, but at the very last screen, I got this error:
 * “POP3 connect: Error [0] [Unknown error: 0]”
 * Sounds like an email issue – however, I can’t log into the admin area. The blog
   itself is fine, but when I go to log into the admin area, that’s what I see.
 * I can’t find *anything* on either of these errors – does anyone have any ideas
   on what they mean?

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 *  Thread Starter [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect/#post-578644)
 * ..and now it’s too late for me to edit my previous post. ::sigh::
 * I downloaded a fresh copy of 2.1.3 and unzipped it. Deleted everything from the
   server (except the wp-config.php file), and uploaded the fresh copy.
 * Now neither the blog nor the admin area shows up. Instead, I have a lovely new
   error message:
 * _Fatal error: Cannot instantiate non-existent class: wp\_rewrite in /usr/www/
   users/sitename/blog/wp-settings.php on line 234_
 * I did a search for this error, and there’s only one other person who’s had this
   issue. They were told to download a fresh copy of the files and start over…
 * EDIT: just tried doing a fresh installation in a new directory with a new prefix.
   Clicked the “install” link, and was taken to “install.php” –
 * where – oh joy! – the page in blank except for “-1” in the upper left-hand corner.
 *  Thread Starter [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect/#post-578800)
 * Okay, I’ve reinstalled the old site, and that’s back up and running as usual.
   Now I’m just trying to do this with a new installation, so I don’t bother the
   current site (I figure I’ll move everything after I get this sorted).
 * I managed to get 2.1 back on there, no problem. I made another installation, 
   did 2.1.3, and triple checked that all files (save the images) were uploaded 
   as ASCII. Permissions are all correct. I even used source files that I *know*
   work – they are my own files.
 * However, when I go to install, I still get the “-1” on the install page. Nothing
   whatsoever is showing up in the error logs. No errors are showing up on that 
   page either – just the “-1”.
 * Would anyone have any ideas on what this means? I’d appreciate it.
 * EDIT: and oh yes – even weirder. When I visit the *blog* page – it shows the “
   license.txt” file. Never seen that one before.
 * 2nd EDIT: double-checked, and error reporting *is* on – but I did see something
   I thought was odd in the phpinfo file. Something called “max-input-time” is set
   to “-1” – I’m wondering if this could be the issue? Is that a correct setting?
 *  Thread Starter [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect/#post-578819)
 * Well, I got it to work. I still don’t understand the mysterious issue with upgrading
   from 2.1 to 2.1.3, and what in the world that weird thing could have meant…
 * I upgraded to 2.1.2 first. Then upgraded to 2.1.3. *Then* I imported the backup.
   All is well now.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pop3-connect/#post-578819)
 * Status: resolved

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