Questions tagged [installation]
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To perform the requested action, WordPress needs to access your web > server
Please help me, I installed WordPress locally to learn how to make sites but after my installation when I wanted to install a WordPress elementor plugin I receive this message:
To perform the ...
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Adding new WP installations to extend existing subdirectory install
I installed WordPress into a subdirectory of my domain (e.g., https://example.com/jack). It was initially for testing purposes, but it turned out to work so well that I kept it going. I did think of ...
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plugin not deleting updating and installing. And aslo after customize not publishing
this throwing at the time of updating, deleting and installing any plugin. And the inspect element console is showing that 404 not found.
customizer also showing problem. After editing something in ...
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wp-config.php being written by attacker
I have an up-to-date Wordpress install, and I've tried to do due diligence when it comes to security. However I'm having a recurring problem.
I've put my config at the level above my install location....
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Two installations same DB
I have two wordpress installations using the same DB
All files and directories in wordpress B is symlinked from wordpress A except the wp-config.php which is a regular file.
In nginx, I added the ...
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Install Wordpress with custom directory layout without breakting media upload
New security patches introduced to the Wordpress core on October, 14th break media upload on my Wordpress installations.
That's due to my uncommon directory structure:
wp-config.php (custom)
index....
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What happen after new plugin get installed in term of permissions?
Using Ubuntu to host WordPress, I am wondering about permissions of files for newly installed plugin, how would they be executable?
permissions for the folder that has the wordpress installation:
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WSOD right after install
I set up wordpress on a small AWS virtual ubuntu machine last night with the most current LAMP stack. It seemed to work last night but I didn't do much after the initial configuration. I did change ...
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Can I install a WordPress site locally from a tar.gz file?
I need to view a website that was previously hosted via SiteGround (WordPress/cPanel). I cannot view it because there is no longer a domain associated. I created a backup, which produced a tar.gz file....
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Delete all php files except Wordpress core files?
My server has been hacked with many malicious .php files having been created sending out spam in the wp-content, wp-includes, wp-admin and root directory all over the place. It is impossible to ...
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Error Connecting to Database WHEN Installing Wordpress on XAMPP [Tried All the Usual Stuff] (Pics Included)
Here's the error I get
https://gyazo.com/56134064606564c836ae8b0f18a129ba
Here's the DB login settings I used:
https://gyazo.com/2facfe11765bc4b887c31bc111bb123a
Here's my DB names and users:
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my client’s site is confused between Wordpress.com and Wordpress.org I think
I created a site for a client years back using Wordpress. When I was hired, the site already had a theme and Wordpress installed successfully. I made edits and added content and that was that. The ...
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How to duplicate a website?
I work for a UK company who are looking to expand to the US market. We need to create a duplicate (US version) of our Wordpress website to redirect US customers to. We are seeking some guidance in how ...
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Can I move a Wordpress installation to an IP (without domain name)?
I have a Wordpress installation in a subfolder of a domain:
http://www.example.com/wordpress
I want to move it to a hosting space with no domain name:
http://123.123.123.123
Will it work? I want ...
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PHP error on local server install
I'm trying to install an existing Wordpress website on my local server (Mamp). When I open the site in my browser it's all white. If I activate WP_DEBUG I've got this PHP error :
Warning: Unexpected ...
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My wordpress doesnt show up
I installed wordpress on local host. But it only showed up the first time. As i turned my laptop off and on it didn't show up. I reinstalled it but the same thing happened.
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Fresh Install WP error - “The site is experiencing technical difficulties” [closed]
Usually this kind of error is associated with some plugin, but not in my case since this is a fresh install of the latest WP version. I'm getting this error after I uploaded all the files and ready to ...
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WooCommerce: after install hook
There is some hook that is triggered after WooCommerce Install (I mean the WooCommerce Wizard, not the plugin installation)? I didn't found a hook to do this and the Wizard Class (...
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Install second wordpress in root subfolder, Error 404
I am trying to install wordpress in a subfolder of an existing wordpress installation. I created a the subfolder /wp unziped a fresh Wordpress download inside of that directory and added a .htaccess ...
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Cannot install Themes / Plugins, Installation failed: Download failed. No working transports found
I am receiving the error message: "Installation failed: Download failed. No working transports found" when I try to install a new theme on wordpress. I use WAMP 3.1.9, Apache 2.4.9, PHP 7.3.5 From ...
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the correct order of manual install WP and SSL on server
I am wundering what the correct order of these next things is when you want to manually install Wordpress and have SSL installed on your server and website.
Is this the correct order to do that in?
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Apache2 Ubuntu Defualt Screen shows instead of front page Wordpress
I am trying to make a website using Wordpress with LAMP. Every time I try to publish and view my front page, I get the screen linked to below instead of what I've been working on. Other pages display ...
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Error during installation
I was installing WORDPRESS on my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and it showed the following which i have tried but has failed to work it out, so help me guys solve it.Thanks
Sorry, but I can’t write the wp-...
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When I try to install VersionPress, it tells me, “The package could not be installed. No valid plugins were found.”
I'm trying VersionPress for the first time. I downloaded the project from the VersionPress GitHub page, then went to Plugins>Add New in my dashboard and uploaded the zip file "versionpress-master.zip" ...
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Wordpress in subfolder dont work
we have wordpress main site on domain.com
now we did copy of the site and put in the sub-folder domain.com/blog
we did all necessary url changes.
but it seems we have issues with .htaccess file.. ...
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Get directory of install in Wordpress
I want to get directory, where wordpress was installed from a scope of normal visitor.
So when I have:
/var/www/clients/client1/web8/web/tests/mywebsite/
I only want:
/tests/mywebsite/
How can I ...
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Wordpress redirect loop on nginx + apache reverse proxy
I am trying to setup a fresh Wordpress installation on an nginx + apache reverse proxy configuration. My installation process was as follows:
Installed nginx and apache servers
Configured nginx (conf ...
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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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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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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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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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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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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,...
