Title: Problem at Step 2
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problem at Step 2

 *  [bproctor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bproctor/)
 * (@bproctor)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/)
 * It says “Now we’re going to create the database tables and fill them with some
   default data.” and nothing after that. I’ve looked through this forum and nothing
   is working. I think it is dying at make_db_current_silent(); But I don’t know
   why or how to fix it. I found there is a function make_db_current(); and tried
   that to see if it would report an error or something, but nothing. Please help.
 * Brad

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 *  [bug](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bug/)
 * (@bug)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-164833)
 * I had the exact problem. What I did was to edit _wp-install.php_ to see where
   the script died. And I found out that it died on the line that attempts to mail
   the login details of your newly created WP weblog. Commenting the line I mentioned(
   the one that calls the mail() function — it’s line 181 on WordPress 1.5) by prefix-
   ing it with “#” (without the quotes) worked for me.
 * bug
 *  Thread Starter [bproctor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bproctor/)
 * (@bproctor)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-164839)
 * It’s dying earlier than that for me. At the make_db_current_silent() function.
   I changed that mail() function call to an echo.
 *  [NuclearMoose](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nuclearmoose/)
 * (@nuclearmoose)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-164840)
 * Have you tried deleting all of your WordPress files, then reuploading fresh copies.
   Just last night I had a nasty time with my site. I wound up posting the entire
   site about three times before the thing worked. I was having some file transfer
   problems. Maybe this is what happened in your case.
 *  Thread Starter [bproctor](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bproctor/)
 * (@bproctor)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-164846)
 * Yup. Done that too. I’ve started over three times. 🙁
 *  [bbouch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bbouch/)
 * (@bbouch)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-164923)
 * bproctor –
 * did you ever find a solution to this problem? I think I might be in the same 
   boat, though when I put in my echoes, it appeared I was dying 1 line sooner. 
   I’d be interested in hearing if this has been resolved.
 * See my own post: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=30925](http://wordpress.org/support/topic.php?id=30925)
 *  [ic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ic/)
 * (@ic)
 * [20 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-164998)
 * I also was having this exact same issue. I tried reinstalling many times. Read
   all the help here, but none of it helped me. I even tried installing old version
   1.2.1 (which was a pain to find). Even that was failing during install but did
   create the tables. But it never finished the installation totally. So I could
   not get 1.2.1 or 1.5.2 to finish installing. The web host I was using is Interland.
   I’ve seen other people who blog using them, but for some reason the install was
   not working for me. I don’t know if it is something in the server config or what.
 * Anyway, I signed up with bluehost.com since the folks here at wordpress recommend
   them and hey they’re cheap too :o) . I used the exact same files I tried with
   Interland on Bluehost and the install of 1.5.2 went flawlessly!
 * So if you are still having this issue I’d recommend talking with your web host
   or getting another one.
 *  [moire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moire/)
 * (@moire)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-165012)
 * This far seems there is not solution for the bug. I think problem is dealing 
   with certan kind of server behavor. in my case it’s Infinology.com – it also 
   had problems with MODx cms

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 7 replies
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 * Last reply from: [moire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moire/)
 * Last activity: [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-at-step-2/#post-165012)
 * Status: not resolved

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