Questions tagged [installation]
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WP install in sub-dir white screen
My WP moved from localhost to online, and now it shows a blank page (wp-admin is working normally). This is the structure: sub.domain.nl/dir1/dir2/WP-install
Something must me off with the ...
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Accidentally re-installed wordpress
Big mistake. I accidentally installed wordpress over an existing install. I know that my data is probably still in the database. I'm hosted on bluehost.
What can I do to recover my instance?
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Wordpress System Requirement for Older Versions?
Is there a place I can see what WordPress recommended for system requirements at the time of a certain release?
I can see the current requirements HERE and the previous releases HERE, but can't find ...
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Workaround for: PHP syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in load.php on line 1104 (when installing)
I’ve received the error:
PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /web/www/html/xxx/wordpress/wp-includes/load.php on line 1104
trying to install wordpress on a linux server.
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Is it possible to install WordPress Multisite on a subdomain with subdirectories?
This is something I have never tried so far. On a webspace I want to have a subdirectory like this:
blognetwork.example.com
Then I want to run Multisite with subdirectories like this:
blognetwork....
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Installing MySql 8 for WordPress dev machine, what is the correct table name sensitivity option?
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When installing MySql 8, the installer asks for if the table names are
all lowercase or
preserve case.
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What is the correct setting in case I would like to run WP 5 on that MySql ...
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The requested URL /wordpress/register/ was not found on this server
So I just installed a brand new version of Wordpress from wordpress.org/download/, extracted it and planted it on my server. Everything was working fine, I enabled "Anyone can register", went to the ...
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Choosing http or https during manual installation of WordPress and database
When you manually install WordPress, somewhere during the process it asks you to select weather your site uses http or https. Why is this? What does it matter? How will your choice translate to ...
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WordPress credentials not matched
Ok, I'm at wit's end with Wordpress. This is the fifth time I've tried installing it and it flat out is not working.
When I install it, it shows one of the themes, but the default welcome post doesn'...
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How to stop activation addon if the main plugin is not activated
I´m writing an addon.
I would like in the install function to stop the activation if the main plugin is inactive.
class MyAddon {
public function __construct(){
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During theme installation theme upload failed
when tried to upload a theme,got this error.
how can i solve this?
Installing Theme from uploaded file: resume.zip
Unpacking the package…
Installing the theme…
The package could not be installed. ...
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How to install WordPress on nested subdomain
how do I install WordPress on the nested subdomain(ex: project1.dev.website.com)?
i just get a white screen...
but when i edit the index.php
it does echo it.
what am I doing wrong?
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Reporting Broken Theme event though upload was success
I don't understand what is missing when the Install is reporting success, but the Themes page is reporting a Broken Theme. styles.css and functions.php included below.
Thank you, in advance, for ...
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Share a single database or multiple databases
I currently have a live site on its own database (prefix wp_).
I want to install a new region-specific site on subdirectory (e.g. domain.com/my).
The blog will always be on the first site (domain.com/...
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Trying to install Wordpress on WSL Windows 10, and running into issues with wp-cli and “wp db create”
Okay so I'm following this tutorial:
https://hellojason.net/blog/how-to-setup-wordpress-locally-on-windows-subsystem-for-linux/
I had to do a bunch of monkey around to get MySQL to work because for ...
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You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first
My website was crashed by hackers and i am trying to restore from my backup.
i have deleted all old files and trying to restore from the backup. i copied all my WP files in public_html. after ...
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Install wordpress in backend with Existing html website alive
I have created a HTML website and want to shift to wordpress. I have another theme so I will be copying my content to that theme. But I want to keep my HTML website alive till I am done with the ...
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Drop-in: prevent sample contents?
I want to prevent sample page, post & category, as well as default widgets on sidebar.
Below Drop-in will disable all including Permalinks.
My Drop-in in /wp-content/install.php:
<?php
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unable to use my wordpress site after moving
I downloaded my wordpress site and using it on localhost, but I couldn't. I changed my url in mysql db and followed this . still I do not have access to my website or wp-admin.
I have https://...
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wp core install database connection error
I am new to wordpress but not to programming to please bear with me. I am trying to get a new wordpress project up and running locally using the wp-cli.
But when I run the following command:
wp core ...
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Can my site use two different Wordpress installs for different pages?
I'm currently working on a site that has hundreds of indexed pages, and we want to change the site to a new theme.
Rather than going through and updating every single one of these pages, is it ...
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Installation failed: Destination folder already exists
I was sure I had installed Wordfence Security plug-in but it's not there, it says "You do not appear to have any plugins available at this time". So I went to install it but i get this message "...
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Installing wordpress on a subdomain of an already existing static website
I've been installing wordpress on a subdomain of an already existing static website www.example.com for my friend. I have installed it correctly on a subdomain www.sub.example.com, then he asked me to ...
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Accessing WordPress website on localhost through remote ip
I have enabled port forwarding and am able to access any folder in my htdocs folder. However, as soon as I try to access any folder that has WordPress installed in it from a remote network, it changes ...
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Change WordPress directory
I have a wordpress website in my server in let's say site.com/website.
Now let's say i want to change the directory name and rename it to site.com/wordpress. How can I do that? I just change the ...
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Restoring a Wordpress site
I deleted my wordpress public_html folder and the database that goes with it. There is a backup on the computer I am using and I figured I would learn how to restore the site by using this backup. Yes,...
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“Error establishing a database connection” while installing Wordpress locally
I'm sorry if this question has already been answered elsewhere.
I'm installing Wordpress on WAMP. Instead of using software like WAMPServer, I manually installed Apache, MySQL, and PHP. I keep ...
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WSOD for admin when using PHP 7
I recently transferred a site that was created on PHP 5.6.2 to a new hosting with PHP 7.0.29. The site transferred fine and the front end looked like it should but when I tried to access the Dashboard,...
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Moving from Microsoft Front Page 2003 to WordPress
Existing web host vanished!!
How move multi-paged photo-heavy performer fan site (mouseketeerlonnieburr.com) from Microsoft FrontPage 2003 to WordPress?
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Unusual WordPress Installation
I think my WordPress install is odd (is it?) and is causing problems for my site.
In the WordPress settings the ‘WordPress Address’ is https://printdiscuss.com/wp1
whereas the ‘Site Address’ is https:...
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Wordpress SSL Install Redirecting to non SSL
So I have set up a LetsEncrypt Cert for a new website. If there are no Wordpress files the HTTPS site loads fine (A tester file for example). If I download WordPress it try's to force me to HTTP. If I ...
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I can access to my wordpress page at work and via cellphone, but when I get home, I can't access to the website
I used hostgator to help me install a raw Wordpress, address is
www.nobibiusa.com
I can access to the website at work, through company's Internet and also through my cellphone network. But when I ...
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Cannot Install Wordpress Locally After Installing App
I have been successfully running Wordpress locally for a while on my Macbook with High Sierra. I am not using Xampp or Mamp, but rather using High Sierra's built in Apache and PHP, and installed MySQL....
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Subdomain Install issue
I am trying to install to a sub domain. I have installed the files and created the database OK. I then try to install but just get index of/. The next screen which I believe should be the language ...
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Reinstall WordPress from zero
So, i'm a member of a voluntary team in my university and we're having a wordpress website. I'm the only one who knows how to handle it so i'm responsible for everything about it. The problem is that ...
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How can I create a second multisite network in a subdirectory?
I currently have two Wordpress installations. One is in the web root directory and is a multisite installation using subdirectories, not subdomains. The other is a test site, in a subdirectory of the ...
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Php installation not working
After I downloaded the wordpress zip and unzipped it and opened the readme and clicked the link to install php this came up. I am not a programmer so none of this makes any sense to me. Please let me ...
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Re-design a website with WordPress: Subdomain or subdirectory?
I would like to re-design my Website (that is using another CMS at the moment) with WordPress.
Now I have 2 questions about the WordPress installation:
Should I develop it on a sub-domain (while my ...
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What is the best method of installing WP on multiple add-on domains?
I have a primary domain and approximately 10 separate URL's for different clients and applications. I created a folder on the primary domain /websites/ and installed WP onto each add-on domain for ...
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Creating a copy of a website in a subdirectory, wp-admin redirect problem
I have my Wordpress site installed on a root folder. Then I have a test subdirectory where I want to have a copy of my website. I did copy and move all of the files from my main website to the test ...
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wp-admin/install.php.org
I have two Wordpress sites I manage. One I recently had an issue with the white screen of death in the admin panel. I resolved the admin panel issue by adding this code:
('CONCATENATE_SCRIPTS', false)...
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Fastest way to install a multisite?
I setted up a Ubuntu-Nginx VPS machine with phpmyadmin and WP-CLI. I'm ready to start working with WordPress.
What's the fastest way to install a multisite?
Maybe with WP-CLI, maybe there's a ready, ...
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Automate dir and DB stack creation with WP-CLI
This is how I create a database stack and a directory for WordPress in my Ubuntu environment:
cat <<-DBSTACK | mysql -u root -p"${dbrootp}"
CREATE USER "${domain}"@"localhost" IDENTIFIED BY ...
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Shortest script to install a WordPress webapp on Nginx
The following script is the one I use on Ubuntu-Nginx environments, to get a WordPress webapp up and running.
I run it with a domain as an argument:
bash ~/nwsm.sh example.com
My question is what ...
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Why does chrome keep downloading a file instead of running the site?
I have installed Wordpress by downloading the latest version of Wordpress, installing WampServer (64 bit), setting up the DB, and successfully got through the famous 5-minute installation. This all ...
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Wordpress desktop app shows blank screen
I'm new two WordPress so this may be simple. Something I did caused the desktop application screen to go blank and stop/restarting the application did not fix it.
How can I fix the WordPress.com ...
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Can't access new WP install on subdirectory
I'm having this issue: I have a WP install on root. So far so good.
Now I'm installing another version on a subdirectory, and it doesn't work. I have done this many times before, but maybe because of ...
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Can’t install plugins after updating to WordPress 4.9
I’ve just updated a site to 4.9. Before I did that I searched for and installed the UpDraftPlus plugin to make a back up.
Since updating the software if I search for a plugin in the directory I get a ...
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Can I clone WP to another directory on the same server?
I want to do some changes on WP for a friend but I don't want to do it live. So I was thinking of cloning the current WP to another directory on the same server and then do work on that version (www....
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Wordpress showing install screen after max_questions error
I am working in a PHO environment in Heroku with ClearDB. At some point (really low), I get this error:
WordPress database error User 'XX' has exceeded the 'max_questions' resource (current value: ...
