WP 5 Minute Install Not Up To the Task

  • When trying to install a new instance of WordPress (WP) the “wp-install.php”
    ended up saying that tables which it must be creating are NOT there. Not too
    surprising. WO offered to repair that apparently that did not succeed and it
    suggested reporting the messages that follow”

    wp_posts: Table ‘appella2_gallery.wp_posts’ doesn’t exist
    wp_postmeta: Table ‘appella2_gallery.wp_postmeta’ doesn’t exist

    to this forum.

    This is a test system that I’m trying to setup using WP 5.1.1. The test system
    runs on 64bit Windows 10 using xampp 7.3.3.

    Interestingly, I’ve had no trouble getting another instance of WP, using all of
    the same hardware and software, running. However, in that case rather than
    install a new instance of WP I ported it from another system which was running
    WP 4.6.1. With respect to WP porting means dumping (export) the WP database
    and then restore (import) it on this target system.

    Suggestions would be appreciated. I could go back to a prior release but ought
    point out that the self running updates won’t work on my local network.

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  • Thread Starter aajax

    (@aajax)

    Absent any explanation this is intended to elaborate on findings.

    First, the “CREATE TABLE” statements for tables wp-posts & wp-postmeta where extracted from the database backups performed on a running WP 4.9 site. Those create statements worked fine using phpMyAdmin. While not confident that this meant I had a valid WP 5.xx database there was NOT much to loose from rerunning wp-install.php. WP seemed to conclude that the database was fine (Note: this was done with the instruction to allow database repair remaining in wp-config.php). While WP indicated that the database was fine (i.e., not in need of repair) it still seemed as though WP was NOT properly installed.

    Second, it was decided to abandon WP 5.xx and return to using WP 4.9.10 instead. After dropping all of the tables in the database wp-install.php was run again and while NOT displaying really positive feedback (i.e., ended in blank screen) it does seem to have successfully created operational WP site. In that, the same steps used in previous failed attempt were rerun with successful outcome using the exact same underlying system. This does suggest that something is amiss in WP 5.1.1.

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