/wp-admin/install.php is BLANK.

  • I’ve uploaded all the files from wordpress, and set all the permissions correctly. I’m using a UNIX shell to access all the files online. I followed the detailed instructions at https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions up to step 5, but when I go to /wp-admin/install the page is blank. I’m not sure what’s causing the problem. I think I have a mySQL database for wordpress, but a previous worker set it up and I’m not sure of the username and password. Is there a way for me to find these out (not from that person, they no longer work here). If I have the wrong database name, username or password in the wp-config.php file, could it be what’s causing my install.php page to come up blank?

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  • If you have shell access, try logging in to MySQL through the shell with the username and password from your wp-config.php file.

    If that works, it’s most likely not a database connection problem..

    Thread Starter jesansel

    (@jesansel)

    when I try to login to mysql with I get the messsage, “ERROR 2002: Can’t connect to local MySQL server through socket ‘/tmp/mysql.sock’ (13)” I’ve seen advice on how to fix this error at https://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-19402.html, but I don’t any of the mysql files so I can’t edit them. The socket directory is owned by mysql.

    Thread Starter jesansel

    (@jesansel)

    I meant to say I don’t OWN any of the mysql files.

    Hiya,

    I had the same trouble just with IIS for Windows.

    I went through the option of telling PHP5 to use IIS with IMAPI(?) – but that requires manual configuration.

    So, I uninstalled and reinstalled PHP with IIS for CGI configuration and now – NO BLANK PAGE!

    Hope that helps,

    Sulligogs

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