Installation humiliation

Did you change the wp-config-sample.php to wp.config.php?

It may seem like a dumb question, but when I first tried the installation, I forgot to do that … also make sure that the $base is set to something like /blog/.

for instance:

“$base = ‘/blog/’;” (without double quotes)

Come on, luci, a 404 is 404.

Akwkon, most likely the files were not uploaded where you think you did upload them. Sometimes users upload the whole “wordpress” directory instead of its content… which would place the whole installation one subdir below.

EDIT. Actually, there is nothing like that “base” code in the standard wp-config file! Don’t post misleading information.

My apologies, moshu, my last 3 installations have been mu, I often mistake where I am lending advice. I’ll pay closer attention next time.

Yes, the sample config file was re-named and uploaded. It also contains the db info.

While I don’t see any line similar to $base =, I have been wondering where you specify the root and path. In ASP we have to know these things.

The files are where I expected them to me. They are in a sub-directory off of the domain’s root. The sub-directory is configured as a sub-domain. What is odd is that neither the sub-directory address or the main domain address works.

OK, as I said above: disregard lucipublishing’s post, it’s nonsense.

Let’s get back to the real issue.
What do you mean neither the subdir or the main (root?) works…? Do you mean you’ve tried to install it in both places and it didn’t work?
I have WP installed in root, in subdir, on a subdomain… all the possible variations ??
I just can’t imagine how can’t you find the install.php file if you
a) have the files and directories uploaded to the correct location
b) you type the correct address in the address bar of the browser

The install.php file resides in a sub-directory named s4mi/wp-admin. The address of the file can be either https://s4mi.akwekon.com/wp-admin/install.php or https://www.akwekon.com/s4mi/wp-admin/install.php. The s4mi directory is directly off of my domain root and is where the wp-config.php is located. My domain maps s4mi.akwekon.com to https://www.akwekon.com/s4mi/.

As I said, this is humiliating.

Sub dir or not. My bet is that you uploaded the WP folder as well.

Directory structure is the same for php as it is in ASP. There is no wp directory. The structure is precisely as I outlined above.

I don’t mean for this to sound so short and curt. I am simply trying to be precise about what I am describing. I really do appreciate your suggestions…it makes me go back to double-check everything.

ermm, whats the problem?

I go here:

https://www.akwekon.com/s4mi/wp-admin/

I clicked the links — put in the info and it installed.

e-mail me at whoo (REMOVE THIS STUFF) @ village-idiot.org

for the login info. Im not touching a thing, Ill just wait.

whooami. Pure genius again. ??

pure luck — it was the PHP configuration…

Thanks to all…the problem was with our server. PHP 5 was corrupt. We switched to PHP 4 and all is well.