install results in "You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page."

  • i have to install v2.8.4, because my ISP doesn’t have anything newer and won’t give me shell access to install a new one myself, so… here’s what i did:

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    1) created a SQL database

    2) ran the ISP’s install of v2.8.4, which asked me for the database, and gave me a space to enter the admin user and password

    3) went to the resulting WP install, and clicked the “Log In” link.

    4) entered the name of the admin user and their password

    RESULT: You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.

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    i seem to recall, vaguely, dealing with this issue a long time ago, with a different installation, and i remember the fix was ridiculously easy, but i searched and tried all of the suggestions i found (which included changing the permissions of the wordpress directory to 755, and making changes in the .htaccess file) but none of them worked…

    clues? please? 8)

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  • if you have access to phpmyadmin you can change the credentials manually.

    Thread Starter przxqgl

    (@przxqgl)

    unfortunately, i don’t have access to phpmyadmin… another important thing that my ISP doesn’t give me access to… 8/

    ftp?
    maybe you have to add the domain to the username? like [email protected]?

    I think you need to look for a better host.

    Thread Starter przxqgl

    (@przxqgl)

    continuing after step 4)

    5) go back to the main page, and click the “refresh” button

    RESULT: the link changes from “Log In” to “Log Out” and there is a “Site Admin” link above it.

    6) click on the “Site Admin” link.

    RESULT: “You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.”

    7) go back to the main page, and click the “Log Out” link.

    RESULT: “You are now logged out.”

    i don’t know how FTP will help me, but i have FTP access…

    using [email protected] doesn’t work either: RESULT: “ERROR: Invalid username. Lost your password?”

    Thread Starter przxqgl

    (@przxqgl)

    @esmi – if it were only that easy… 8/

    i’d put it on my host and install a modern version of WP, if i could, but unfortunately this is a client who has a contract with another ISP, so i have to do it their way.

    so if you have access with ftp you can create a new user. search google for this tutorial. “wordpress create user with functions.php”

    Thread Starter przxqgl

    (@przxqgl)

    @comediann – that’s great… where can i find a local copy of the functions.php file from v2.8.4 to which i can add that snippet of code? also, where does it go in the wordpress directory?

    in your theme folder (i hope functions.php) existed in 2.8..

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