WordPress Database error

  • Resolved scottshaw

    (@scottshaw)


    17 years, 7 months ago

    After upgrading to WordPress 2.1 I get the following error message on the right side of my blog:

    WordPress database error: [You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near ” at line 1]
    SELECT cat_id, cat_name FROM

    I would like to remedy the problem, but haven’t the slightest idea of what the error message means. My blog is hosted on bluehost.com, where I just upgraded to WordPress 2.1 by clicking on something called Fantastico.

    The blog appears to work fine except that my blogroll has disappeared. Any ideas?

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  • You are propbably using a theme that is not compatible with 2.1.

    it’s not your theme. i’ve tried different themes and that’s not the problem. i’m gonna post what the problem is in a new topic.

    BS…
    Learn to read the errors.

    Scott, you may want to check what template tag is used in your theme to display the links/blogroll. Some template tags have been deprecated in 2.1 and you have to replace them with the new one(s).
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Template_Tags#Link_tags

    Thread Starter scottshaw

    (@scottshaw)

    I looked at the page you suggested, but am not sure what to do with what I found there. Do I copy a link template tag and paste it over the one used in my blog?

    from reading the posts rudolf mentioned, it sounds like the sidebar is messed up and has “wp_get_categories” or something, when it *should* be “wp-list_bookmarks”

    Thread Starter scottshaw

    (@scottshaw)

    Thanks for the advice, all who wrote. It turns out the old theme wasn’t compatible with WP 2.0, so a simple change of themes solved the problem. I appreciate the leads.

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