Title: Should I reinstall?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Should I reinstall?

 *  [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/)
 * Posted here a few days back and seemingly got nowhere- been doing a lot of research
   and likewise, nowhere.
 * Im looking at attempting a reinstall, but i obviously dont want to lose my site.
 * Ive backed up the whole lot through ftp, and ive that in a folder on my desktop.
 * I presume I just go ahead ahead and delete everything in the root folder. Reinstall
   the wp I had it on before.. but then im confused as to how much stuff the Database
   file holds (which i dont plan on changing)?
 * I know it holds posts, but beyond that? does it hold all page info? widget info
   etc?

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 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040588)
 * You don’t want to delete wp-content/uploads or make a copy of it. That is where
   any actual images you have are uploaded.
 * > I know it holds posts, but beyond that? does it hold all page info? widget 
   > info etc?
 * Normally it would but that may be theme dependent. Why are you doing a reinstall?
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040600)
 * Nightmare scenario with a white screen of death..
 * ive tried numerous things, from php files and blank spaces to reinstalling the
   theme.
 * basically i can get into admin, but once i hit activate on an installed theme,
   i get the blank screen.
 * this doesnt happen with other themes, as i can install away, but once i switch
   back to suffusion, its gone again.
 * another interesting one- i renamed the plugins folder. then went back on it. 
   i had to activate all of my existing plugins, which worked fine, but once i installed
   a new one and hit activate… gone again.
 * I done a debug, which i can post if that is of any use?
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040604)
 * > this doesnt happen with other themes, as i can install away, but once i switch
   > back to
   > > suffusion
   > , its gone again.
 * So it is a problem with the theme. I added suffusion as a key word so maybe the
   theme developer will respond. If it is a theme problem reinstalling won’t help.
   Check your database tables. You can “check all” at one time with myphpadmin.
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040610)
 * I did a check all there and “check table”- all returned okay?
 * im assuming the theme cant have the problem of not being able to install plugins-
   especially one as widely used as suffusion?
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040611)
 * Have you tried:
    – deactivating all plugins (yes, all) to see if this resolves
   the problem. If this works, re-activate the plugins one by one until you find
   the problematic plugin(s). If you can’t get into your admin dashboard, try resetting
   the plugins folder by FTP or your hosting site’s file manager. Sometimes, an 
   apparently inactive plugin can still cause problems. – switching to the Twenty
   Eleven theme to rule out any theme-specific problems.
 * Some more info. [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-of-death-23?replies=28](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/white-screen-of-death-23?replies=28)
 * > im assuming the theme cant have the problem of not being able to install plugins-
 *  You reset the plugins to rule out a faulty one.
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040614)
 * Im just working through that now.
 * Once they were all deactivated- i was able to install the one i wanted.
 * Ive read about increasing PHP memory- that seems like a viable solution, but 
   where exactly do I add the code to?
 * Ive looked in wp-config, and the existing code isnt there?
 *  [cdukes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/walkinonwat3r/)
 * (@walkinonwat3r)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040615)
 * Try turning on debugging. That should turn your blank screen into a list of errors.
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040616)
 * Yeah, ive run a debug and gotten the following :
 *     ```
       Notice: Undefined index: do in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/fixedly/fixedly.php on line 79
       Notice: Undefined index: do in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/fixedly/fixedly.php on line 95
       Notice: Undefined index: do in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/fixedly/fixedly.php on line 111
       Notice: Undefined index: do in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/fixedly/fixedly.php on line 127
       Notice: Undefined index: do in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/fixedly/fixedly.php on line 144
       Notice: Undefined index: do in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/fixedly/fixedly.php on line 160
       Notice: Undefined property: FlexoArchives::$OPT_YRCOUNT_STANDALONE in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/flexo-archives-widget/flexo_archives_widget.php on line 111 
   
       Notice: Undefined property: FlexoArchives::$OPT_YRCOUNT in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/flexo-archives-widget/flexo_archives_widget.php on line 112 
   
       Notice: Undefined property: FlexoArchives::$OPT_YRCOUNT_STANDALONE in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/flexo-archives-widget/flexo_archives_widget.php on line 124 
   
       Notice: register_uninstall_hook was called incorrectly. Only a static class method or function can be used in an uninstall hook. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.) in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2748 
   
       Notice: register_uninstall_hook was called incorrectly. Only a static class method or function can be used in an uninstall hook. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 3.1.) in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-includes/functions.php on line 2748 
   
       Notice: Undefined index: output_js_tinymce in /hsphere/local/home/root/mysite.com/wp-content/plugins/social-linkz/core.class.php on line 491
       ```
   
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040619)
 * Rename your plugin folder plugins old. Can you run Suffusion?
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040620)
 * Alright, it seems as though its not any plugin in particular, but once i get 
   to a certain number, maybe 5,6,7.. thats when it goes.
 * Looks to me like a memory thing?
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040621)
 * kmessinger: yeah, Suffusion runs sans plugin.
 * Could me previous post be correct? Would suffusion + those plugins be a heavier
   burden on the system than twentyten plus the same ones?
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040622)
 * Plugins fixedly and flexo-archives are causing problems. Renaming the plugin 
   folder will turn them off.
 *  [kmessinger](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmessinger/)
 * (@kmessinger)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040623)
 * > Could me previous post be correct? Would suffusion + those plugins be a heavier
   > burden on the system than twentyten plus the same ones?
 * I am pretty sure it is a bad plugin or combination of plugins that causes the
   problem. What you describe is a javascript conflict not a memory problem. You
   can try to contact the plugins author or hopefully find another plugin to do 
   the same thing.
 *  Thread Starter [Xenoshane](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xenoshane/)
 * (@xenoshane)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040624)
 * When i looked at the debug i partly guessed that- so i went disabling them all
   as you said earlier.
 * Despite this, with those two enabled- i could still install new ones freely and
   uninterrupted, which doesnt seem the root cause of the problem then to me?
 *  [wpsecuritylock](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpsecuritylock/)
 * (@wpsecuritylock)
 * [13 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/should-i-reinstall/#post-3040626)
 * Are you running the latest stable version of WordPress (3.4.2?)
 * Your theme, Suffusion could be causing conflicts with a plugin(s). Maybe some
   of your plugins are really old, causing conflicts with WP and you should look
   for newer ones. Or your database is corrupt.
 * If you say that Twenty Eleven or Twenty Ten works with all the plugins okay then
   there is some conflict with your theme, Suffusion. If you’re still having problems
   then it’s a plugin or a combo of plugins or your database.
 * Have you tried asking at [http://aquoid.com/forum/](http://aquoid.com/forum/)?
 * Another suggestion is, if you are running WordPress 3.4.2, upload all the core
   files that come with it to your server. Just overwrite the files that are already
   there. There is no reason to use ones you backed up because you shouldn’t change
   any core files anyways.
 * Also try re-uploading all plugins fresh, again overwrite the ones on the server
   now.
 * You asked what was stored in your database. Think of it this way, anything you
   type, click on, save, edit, or create in the Dashboard is saved to the database.
   With the exception of uploading a file, that, of course, gets saved on the server.
   The database contains data in text form with all your settings, post text, which
   widget is active or not, your usernames, passwords, etc.
 * Hope that helps.

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