url showing blank page

check if your dns is pointing correctly
check the page source if its showing anything..
check if you have .htaccess in place..
check all file permissions..

sarmadhassan, thank you
Basically everything works if I create a sub folder and put everything in that, but with the mydomain.com/wordpress but when I put everything in the root directory I would be directed to my host services index.html file, so they had me move the index.php up to the beginning of the list and that is when I go to mydomain.com url I get a blank page.
the dns is pointing correctly
the page source seems correct
Where do I find the .htaccess file I have tried to find this earlier
permissions are all correct
Thanks so much for your help
Kim

If you have an index.html in your root directory, get rid of it.

Thanks, I got rid of it, but it is still the same
Kim

seems like you installed wordpress in sub directory before and now moving to the root.. or there are files in the root from your previous site..

1) remove all “YOUR” files (which you uploaded in the root previously) better backup before delete..

2) download fresh wordpress… unzip on your computer.. upload all the files straight to the server without involving the wordpress folder.. the wordpress files include .htaccess

3) enter your db details and get a fresh install.. it SHOULD work now !

(writing noobs language coz i think you are new to wordpress) ??

Thanks I’ll give that a shot.
By the way, there is an index.wml file in my root directory, should I remove that too?
Thanks again

You, know I downloaded a new version and there still isn’t a .htaccess file anywhere.
Yes very nooby to wordpress (:
thanks your patience and above all help

ya sorry.. i confused wordpress with joomla.. go on and do steps (2).. (3).. hope things would get good for you !

Thanks for all your help. I did all this. Still goes to a blank page.
Best

Read this first

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress

Follow the directions carefully.

Make sure the directory you wish to install WordPress is clean (aka no files inside it). Confirm all your files have been uploaded properly with the correct upload settigs for the different types of files (ASCII vs. Binary uploading)

Also read this:

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress#Common_Installation_Problems

Lastly, if all goes wrong, copy&paste your error log here.

Thanks again, turns out that the host dotster.com does not support WordPress 2.6.2 and it is not possible to install it on their hosting service. I am moving to a new host, but wondered of the ones listed on the www.ads-software.com website as recommended, which one is the best overall for reliability and customer service.
Thanks again

Thanks again, turns out that the host dotster.com does not support WordPress 2.6.2 and it is not possible to install it on their hosting service. I am moving to a new host, but wondered of the ones listed on the www.ads-software.com website as recommended, which one is the best overall for reliability and customer service.
Thanks again

If that is the case.. its really bad.. by the way i dont see any reason for hosts not supporting latest 2.6.2

I’ll also like to add to this thread.

I had the same issue after moving 2.7 from local install to web server.

Checked all urls in the database and all were fine, as was wp-config.

I then tried renaming the plugins folder and viola! Blog back up. I then went about creating a new plugins dir and adding plugins one by one. The culprit, for me, was ‘breadcrumb-navxt’. If that was added i got blank page once again. No idea why though….

Hope this helps someone.