Title: Step 2 error:
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Step 2 error:

 *  [hashem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hashem/)
 * (@hashem)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/step-2-error/)
 * Hello!
 * I having trouble installing WordPress 1.22. The error occurs in Step 2. After
   the part which says
    “Option Tables created okay”.,I get the following error 
   over and over again:
 * Database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax. Check the manual that 
   corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ‘Array’
   at line 1] Array
 * I must have deleted the database and recreated the user about a dozen times, 
   but its always the same error.
 * I am using :
 * Apache version 1.3.33 (Unix)
    PHP version 4.3.10 MySQL version 4.0.22-standard
 * I would appreciate any help!
 * Thanks
    Regards Hashem

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 *  [sylday](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sylday/)
 * (@sylday)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/step-2-error/#post-127455)
 * I heard, but haven’t verified, that after the worm defacing that occured with
   the phpBB message boards many servers installed safeguards that are preventing
   the installation of WordPress. The Step #2 error that you’re describing is the
   problem others are having.
 *  [szehau](https://wordpress.org/support/users/szehau/)
 * (@szehau)
 * [21 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/step-2-error/#post-127589)
 * Hi,
 * I faced the same problem when installing wordpress 1.2.2. I have figured out 
   the problem and I changed the following code (in install.php):
    ` "INSERT INTO
   $tableoptions (option_id, option_name, option_type, option_value, option_description,
   option_admin_level, option_width) VALUES(86,'default_geourl_lat ', 8, 0.0, 'The
   default Latitude ICBM value - see here', 8, 20)", "INSERT INTO $tableoptions (
   option_id, option_name, option_type, option_value, option_description, option_admin_level,
   option_width) VALUES(87,'default_geourl_lon', 8, 0.0, 'The default Longitude 
   ICBM value', 8, 20)",
 * to
 * `
    "INSERT INTO $tableoptions (option_id, option_name, option_type, option_value,
   option_description, option_admin_level, option_width) VALUES(86,'default_geourl_lat',
   8, '0.0', 'The default Latitude ICBM value - see here
   ', 8, 20)",
    "INSERT INTO
   $tableoptions (option_id, option_name, option_type, option_value, option_description,
   option_admin_level, option_width) VALUES(87,'default_geourl_lon', 8, '0.0', '
   The default Longitude ICBM value', 8, 20)",
 * Note: changes made to the field ‘option_value’ and it works for me 🙂
 * Regards
    SzeHau
 *  Thread Starter [hashem](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hashem/)
 * (@hashem)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/step-2-error/#post-127629)
 * Thank you all for your suggestions. Unfortunately, I still get the same errors…
   maybe its blocked by the host as sylday mentioned!
 *  [blakej](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blakej/)
 * (@blakej)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/step-2-error/#post-127631)
 * I am a newbie, and have been trying to install WP on a hosted server. When trying
   to run the install.php file from my browser, I get this error message. Can anyone
   help figure out what to do to fix it?
    Fatal error: Cannot use [] for reading
   in /homepages/2/d116938963/htdocs/wordpress/wp-config.php on line 1
 * reinstalled and reedited my wp-config file and still get this error message now
   
   Warning: main(/homepages/2/d116938963/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php):
   failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/2/d116938963/htdocs/
   wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 30
 * Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required ‘/homepages/2/d116938963/htdocs/
   wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /homepages/
   2/d116938963/htdocs/wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 30

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 * 4 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [blakej](https://wordpress.org/support/users/blakej/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/step-2-error/#post-127631)
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