Title: gsmithdd's Replies | WordPress.org --- # gsmithdd [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [New post thrown away, no preview, no save](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-post-thrown-away-no-preview-no-save/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-post-thrown-away-no-preview-no-save/#post-1149333) * Additionally, I’ve found that if one tries to edit one of the older posts, something bad happens: All posts are no longer recognized and appear to be deleted. The only error message was something to the order of ‘Sorry, you appear to be editing a post that doesn’t exist.’ * I restored the database from a backup and everything came back but the core problem remains — the editor is screwed up in some way. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [New post thrown away, no preview, no save](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-post-thrown-away-no-preview-no-save/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-post-thrown-away-no-preview-no-save/#post-1149270) * No, the wp_options crash led to a security incident. Specifically, this is the problem and it is described recently (May) here, too: * [http://perishablepress.com/press/2009/05/05/important-security-fix-for-wordpress/](http://perishablepress.com/press/2009/05/05/important-security-fix-for-wordpress/) * I’m hosted on Yahoo. Yahoo offers an install of this version of WordPress to all its small business users, so they all have the potential exposure. * And I did check if the editor was in Visual. It didn’t seem to matter. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [New post thrown away, no preview, no save](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-post-thrown-away-no-preview-no-save/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-post-thrown-away-no-preview-no-save/#post-1149234) * Help? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [WordPress blog returned me to Install screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/#post-1141536) * Resolved. Problem was with a crashed/munged wp_options table in the database. A repair through the php administrator fixed it. * However, why it crashed is a bit of a mystery. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [WordPress blog returned me to Install screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/#post-1141470) * More narrowly, the problem is this. Trying to login in always brings up the install. php file. I looked in the database using the PHP administrator and every table is there. However, -wp_options_ isn’t accessible. When trying to browse, the administrator returns an error. * What do I do now? Reinstall? * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [WordPress blog returned me to Install screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/#post-1141461) * Ah, I host on Yahoo and .htacess isn’t even allowed on it. However, the blog has been working fine, so the problem is something else. And I can’t do an upgrade because I can’t get in to my WordPress dashboard. * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [WordPress blog returned me to Install screen](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/) * Thread Starter [gsmithdd](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsmithdd/) * (@gsmithdd) * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-blog-returned-me-to-install-screen/#post-1141459) * Perhaps I was unclear. Log in just gets me to a fresh install screen. I don’t even get asked to input login and password, although all that is still in my database, according to myPHP administration program. * As for .htacess, I can’t see it. Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)