Title: WordPress blank screen
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# WordPress blank screen

 *  Resolved [kieranread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieranread/)
 * (@kieranread)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/)
 * Just trying to install wordpress again and being greeted with a blank screen.
   Any help? I really appreciate it!
 * [http://nerdswrite.com](http://nerdswrite.com)

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 *  [tsagita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lemurianisindonesia/)
 * (@lemurianisindonesia)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5475969)
 * error in php, please open wp-config.php and edit/add define(‘WP_DEBUG’,true);
 * you can see error on your web
 *  Thread Starter [kieranread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieranread/)
 * (@kieranread)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5475972)
 * > error in php, please open wp-config.php and edit/add define(‘WP_DEBUG’,true);
   > you can see error on your web
 * This has been fixed and still having errors. Checked log and its saying about
   not being able to open wp-blog-header.php even though it is there.
 *  [tsagita](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lemurianisindonesia/)
 * (@lemurianisindonesia)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5475974)
 * owh i see, if your site problem is failed to open file, the solution is change
   file permission,
    file is 644, folder is 755
 *  Thread Starter [kieranread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieranread/)
 * (@kieranread)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5476002)
 * So you are saying to change permissions to 644 for the files? If so it is already
   set to that
 *  [HostAwesome](https://wordpress.org/support/users/hostawesome/)
 * (@hostawesome)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5476066)
 * Just looking at the site now, and the files don’t seem to be all there, only 
   see the favicon and wp-includes folder. How did you install WP?
 *  Thread Starter [kieranread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieranread/)
 * (@kieranread)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5476090)
 * Thanks for the help everyone, was a database issue all running now

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 * [white screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/white-screen/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
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 * Last reply from: [kieranread](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kieranread/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blank-screen-1/#post-5476090)
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