Title: SCript error debugging Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # SCript error debugging * [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/) * HI Folks, Really need some help. My site [http://www.digitalsole.info](http://www.digitalsole.info) is working fine but I have an ongoing error which I need to resolve. When I got to write a new post, the page loads but I get a script error just before the formatting toolbars load. This causes the page to hang in Firefox and in Ie it goes not-responding and crashes. I have upgraded to 2.3.1 and this does not resolve the problem. Is there a debugging tool or any files that I should replace. I have installed another copy onto a subdirectory of the same server and everything is fine on that install so I dont see an issue with the server. * Any help would be really appreciated Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658603) * Folks, * Can anyone help me here..Is there a debugger or something I can use ? * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658691) * Anyone..i have reinstalled the whole thing, disabled plugins and all themes and am totally lost.. Could a post or an image file cause this? * Does anyone know what scripts run during the new post process. Someone help… please!!!! * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658695) * I’ve deleted the database and reinstalled WP2.3.1…works fine. * Imported the SQL file into the database and error returns..so its seems to be a database problem. * Is there anyway of finding whats causing this problem. Tried using a different database name but still comes back..so it has to be a problem in the database * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658715) * When i emptied wp_postmeta in the database this resolved the problem..just not sure what this has done but it works * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658721) * lost all the podpress media files on all my pages..talking to myself here but someone might find it useful 😉 start again..but definitely an issue with wp_postmeta * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658731) * The first step of troubleshooting should always be deactivating all the plugins and see if the error disappears. If yes, then activate your plugins one by one. * I hope you made a backup of your DB before messing with the tables… * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658747) * yep..have it restored now. Loose all my podpress media on pages when i clear wp_postmeta. This is the only thing that resolves it. Deactivating plugins/themes( including Podpress) etc does nothing. Seems to be an issue with wp_postmeta as it works fine when empty but i have no idea how to fins out whats causing it. Cant find errors in the table but not good with DB’s * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658751) * Quote from your OP: “but I get a script error” That says nothing. Without detailed information nobody can even guess… * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658770) * yes the problem is there is no detailed info. * This is all i get [pic](http://www.digitalsole.info/scripterror.JPG) * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658772) * That **IS** detailed info… You should have started with this instead of mysterious‘ script error’. * Whenever I saw this it was due to a plugin or a theme with its own functions. php file (with wrong or incompatible code in it). * With ALL the plugins deactivated and switching to the default or classic – is the error stil there? * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658777) * yep…have deleted and reinstalled WP with nothing in it. With database restored the only thing that resolves the issue is deleting wp_postmeta in the database.. but this gets rid of info on these pages for example [http://www.digitalsole.info/?page_id=77](http://www.digitalsole.info/?page_id=77) [http://www.digitalsole.info/?page_id=289](http://www.digitalsole.info/?page_id=289) * so i thought it might be a podpress issue..so deactivated and restored wp_postmeta but same issue. * Have tried with no plugins or themes but it seems deleting wp_postmeta is the only way the script error goes..but then so does all the info. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658795) * You can NOT delete arbitrarily tables from the database. That is **not** a solution! * Thread Starter [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * (@dsole) * [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658797) * It was emptied, not deleted. sorry should choose my phrasing better but its not the real solution anyway as I loose info on pages listed above. So no, not the solution I’m lost anyway..have been trying to sort this for weeks so might just have to start again as I want multiple authors and this is just crashing peoples browsers. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘SCript error debugging’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 13 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [dsole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dsole/) * Last activity: [18 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/script-error-debugging/#post-658797) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics