Many questions on setup

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    (@ffl)


    18 years, 12 months ago

    I have many questions:
    1. When I save the opened wp-config-sample to wordpad, I can only save it at wp-config.text, how do I do that for php?

    2. This is what I put in define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘frugalfo_sitemagixprod’); // The name of the database
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘fugalfo’); // Your MySQL username
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘xxxxxx’); // …and password
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); //

    I saved the above to text (since I don’t know how on php. and clicked on the /wp-admin/install.php but got MANY errors.

    Here they are hide_errors(); $installed = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT * FROM $wpdb->users”); if ($installed) die(__(‘
    Already Installed
    You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.

    ‘) . ”); $wpdb->show_errors(); switch($step) { case 0: ?>

    Thanks

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  • 1. Save it as “wp-config.php” — with the quotes. That will force Wordpad to save it with the proper extension.

    2. Same problem as 1? Note you can also change a file’s extension through Windows File Explorer.

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    It shows as saved to wp-config php file in wordpress. Don’t know how it did that.
    Anyway, I have uploaded the whole wordpress folder and just the .php file to the FTP site and I still get the above error about it already being installed

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    adding: How do I clear old database tables as it suggests?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    From the error that you have quoted, it looks like PHP is either not installed, or not running on your server. Are you using a free hosting provider?

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    I am using Siteground for hosting- I don’t see anything related to php in the cpanel.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Hm, and it looks like they do provide PHP. Well, I would shoot off a support email to them and ask them what the problem is. Basically, you would only see the “Already Installed” error surrounded by other “gibberish” if PHP was either not installed, or not running on your server. What you are seeing is that the installation file is not being executed. Instead, it is being echoed in your browser as if it were a text file.

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    And what would I ask? Am I supposed to see a php icon in the cpanel?

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    I had earlier only been able to save the wp-config as a text file, but now see it in wordpress as a wp-config.php file.

    If I clear out the old database, where would I go to do that?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    And what would I ask?

    Ask them if there is a problem with PHP on your server, explain your problem, and link to this thread.

    Am I supposed to see a php icon in the cpanel?

    No.

    If I clear out the old database, where would I go to do that?

    Go to the MySQL pane in cPanel to delete the entire database. Or, click the phpmyadmin link (in the MySQL pane) to access the database and clear specific tables. But, you won’t find anything if you haven’t installed WordPress before.

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    I’ve deleted the database, will it add it back again on it’s own?
    Or have I just messed myself up?

    I think I just figured it out

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    Now I have uploaded the new db info with wordpress and I get the same error, that I it is already installed
    Do I need to completely uninstall wordpress from my pc and install again?

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Does your cPanel have a Fantastico pane (usually a blue smily face)?

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    It does, yes
    I was reading the forum, hopefully it won’t cause more trouble for me.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    It don’t think that it can cause any more trouble than the manual installation is giving you.

    Thread Starter FFL

    (@ffl)

    Is this what I am supposed to have open up for me?
    https://fibbit.com/wp-admin/
    Thus allowing me to sign in and get the dashboard, etc?

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