Login then see directory tree

  • I’ve never used wordpress before and I’m new to sql and php to say the least. I’ve set up Apache at home as a localhost with PHP 5 and Mysql 4.newest. I performed the install and retrieved a password. When I enter the user and password, I’m taken, basically to the wordpress directory. No style, no web page, no interface, just a big directory listing. What am I doing wrong?

    I’ve cleared cookies and tried to look for config issues. I can see the db’s set up by wp, so I know sql is working fine. I get the php parsed login page just fine, so I assume php is set up fine. What can I do?

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  • you sure your .htaccess isn’t set up to show directory listing?

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    allow me to admit how un educated I am in this department. I’m only vaguely aware of what an .htaccess file is, much less how to go about setting one up. Help?

    EDIT: A brief search of my apache directories reveals I have no htaccess files whatsoever.

    the .htaccess file is usually hidden. I don’t know if this would affect you at all, it was just an idea i threw out there.

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    my folder options are set so that I can see hidden files. Should I have an .htaccess file?

    again, i have no idea if this is really your reason as it could be any setting you have since it’s on your home computer.

    https://www.clockwatchers.com/htaccess_dir.html

    You’d want to add Options -Indexes to an .htaccess file.

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    that was the only option in the file when I created it.. and no change with that yet either. Where can I get an old copy of wordpress? I hear some have had luck with installing version 1.2.2 then upgrading to 1.5.

    I’m suspicious that I don’t have a PHP 5 setting correctly adjusted. Anyone got any ideas on that?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Do you have an index.php file in /wp-admin/ ?

    I just had the same problem installing wp on my home machine (OS x 10.2.8), partly having to do with upgrading to php 4.3.4 which seemed to break all my .htaccess files. Here’s how I fixed it.

    1. If you haven’t created a .htaccess file, do so for the directories wp-admin and the wproot directory. It should just contain one line:

    DirectoryIndex index.php

    which tells the web server that when it receives a request for a the directory with no file, to use the file given in the .htaccess file.

    I was still getting errors but found this thread:

    https://www.webmasterworld.com/forum92/2008.htm

    Basicially I had to edit my apache configuration file (look for httpd.conf) to read:

    # This controls which options the .htaccess files in directories can
    # override. Can also be “All”, or any combination of “Options”, “FileInfo”,
    # “AuthConfig”, and “Limit”
    #
    AllowOverride All

    which had been set to ‘None’ previous to upgrading php. You may not need this step. If you modify httpd.conf you need to restart apache.

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    Do you have an index.php file in /wp-admin/ ?

    Yes, I do.

    As for the .htaccess files and the server settings.. let me try those real quick.. I have a sneaking suspician the apache modifications may be what’s missing

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    Otay… the htaccess file has stopped the directory tree from listing on the page.. but it still doesn’t move past the login page.

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    I have the same problem on 1.2.1 I’m at a loss. I’ve downgraded to php 4.3 and apache 1.3, so I was hoping in all that I would get a fix.. but that’s not the case.

    Why, when I log in, do I simply see the wordpress directory listing?

    Thread Starter mindsap

    (@mindsap)

    Problem resolved.. it’s called.. never leave zone alarm running while working on new Web stuffss…… Sorry for the stupidity and thanks for all the help!

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