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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[TablePress - Tables in WordPress made easy] User Role Editor](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-role-editor-24/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [3 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/user-role-editor-24/#post-16902982)
 * I didn’t want to restrict access to specific tables just grant them access to
   the Tablepress plugin. Got it working now thank you.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[TablePress - Tables in WordPress made easy] PHP code in table description](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-code-in-table-description/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [5 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-code-in-table-description/#post-14941012)
 * The description field includes a link to an external php file that generates 
   a pdf document. Some people seem to be having caching issues with the version
   of the pdf file that gets generated so I thought I might add a random value pair
   to the query string to make sure the correct latest version of the pdf file gets
   generated. About the time you posted it occurred to me that maybe I could do 
   it with a shortcode.
 * Thanks for the quick reply.
 * Thanks
 * Paul
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Code Snippets] Parameter passing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-passing/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-passing/#post-13348524)
 * Don’t what happened but it now working. Thanks.
 * Paul
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Code Snippets] Parameter passing](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-passing/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/parameter-passing/#post-13346989)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for the quick response. I’ve made the change and I no longer get the error
   message but the passed parameter is not being picked up.
 * The line $output .= ‘<h1>Assessment Planner – ‘.$locn.'</h1>’; just produces “
   Assessment Planner – ” without UNITED KINGDOM.
 * Thanks
 * Paul
    -  This reply was modified 6 years, 1 month ago by [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/).
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Code Snippets] Add a javascript library](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [6 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/add-a-javascript-library/#post-13288638)
 * Excellent, thank you for the rapid response and the alternative solution.
 * Should have spotted the missing “<“, simple mistake, but thank you
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[TablePress - Tables in WordPress made easy] Remove sorting for a single column](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-sorting-for-a-single-column/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [6 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/remove-sorting-for-a-single-column/#post-12999254)
 * Excellent, worked as indicated.
    Thank you. Paul
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Plugin updated/overwritten twice with unrelated plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-updated-overwritten-twice-with-unrelated-plugin/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [6 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-updated-overwritten-twice-with-unrelated-plugin/#post-12319221)
 * Ok, I understand the bit about havng the same slug but if I didn’t actually initiate
   the update, either manually or byt setting up some auto update routine, how did
   it happen?
    Thanks Paul
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Dashboard doesn’t load](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-doesnt-load-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/dashboard-doesnt-load-2/#post-10621977)
 * [RESOLVED] I’d mentioned that I had changed the tables’ prefix. The site is for
   a symposium that happens every 2 years; so last year’s prefix was 2017_ and next
   year’s prefix (for the new site) will be 2019_. There are several fields in the
   2019_options and 2019_metadata tables that made cross reference to 2017_* fields
   or data. I simply went through them one by one and changed 2017_ to 2019_ and
   the dashboard now loads. Strange that on all the sites I visited to resolve the
   problem none mentioned about table prefix changes – although [https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/locked-out-of-wordpress-4-solutions-when-you-cant-access-wp-admin](https://www.elegantthemes.com/blog/tips-tricks/locked-out-of-wordpress-4-solutions-when-you-cant-access-wp-admin)
   did, when talking about the structure of the user_meta table state “meta_key —
   Here, write wp_capabilities”, wp_ is the normal prefix for wordpress tables –
   it was this that set me think about the table prefix. If, like me, you change
   it then there are consequences.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [application/x-httpd-php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [9 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/#post-8955631)
 * I eventually solved this, it is all to do with the .htaccess file. Nothing to
   do with the mimetype at all. Try deleting the .htaccess file or removing stuff
   to do with the live version that is not applicable to the localhost version; 
   rewrite rules for directory names etc.
 * Paul
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [application/x-httpd-php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/#post-8741379)
 * Now this is weird. I’ve downloaded versions of the 2 errant local websites from
   the webservers onto my local pc and one of them works. What’s even more strange
   is that I copied the index.php file from the working downloaded directory to 
   the none working directory and it doesn’t work, I get the original message about
   wanting to open the file.
 * Any suggestions?
 * Thanks
 * Paul
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [application/x-httpd-php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/#post-8737581)
 * Thank you for looking at this but it didn’t work. Also I get the same problem
   in IE so it is not linked to the rdf file in Firefox. Also my other php based
   websites that are not WP based all work, so the mimetype recognition is working.
 * Inside wp-includes/version.php I have
    $wp_version = ‘4.5.4’; $wp_db_version 
   = 36686; $tinymce_version = ‘4310-20160418’; $required_php_version = ‘5.2.4’;
   $required_mysql_version = ‘5.0’;
 * and
    $wp_version = ‘4.4.5’; $wp_db_version = 35700; $tinymce_version = ‘4208-
   20151113’; $required_php_version = ‘5.2.4’; $required_mysql_version = ‘5.0’;
 * For the 2 WP sites that don’t work and
 * $wp_version = ‘3.6.1’;
    $wp_db_version = 24448; $tinymce_version = ‘358-25336’;
   $required_php_version = ‘5.2.4’; $required_mysql_version = ‘5.0’;
 * for the WP site that does work.
 * My winamp installation is
    winamp server 2.4 Apache 2.4.4 PHP 5.4.12 MySQL 5.6.12
 * This is not a browser level problem. I think you are right it is a mimetype recognition
   issue.
 * Thanks for all your help and looking at this
 * Pau
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [application/x-httpd-php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/)
 *  Thread Starter [pauldotmac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pauldotmac/)
 * (@pauldotmac)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/applicationx-httpd-php-2/#post-8735847)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for the reply. I’ve done what you suggested the .htaccess file now says
 * AddHandler application/x-httpd-php54 .php .php5 .php4 .php3
 * but to no avail. But why would the 2 sites stop working? A couple of weeks ago
   all was fine.
 * Any other suggestions? Re-install winamp server?
 * Paul

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