jerrypettit

Yikes–now I get TWO error messages (after deleting that default-filters.php file):

Warning: main(/homepages/36/d161148513/htdocs/blog/wp-includes/default-filters.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /homepages/36/d161148513/htdocs/blog/wp-settings.php on line 117

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required ‘/homepages/36/d161148513/htdocs/blog/wp-includes/default-filters.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /homepages/36/d161148513/htdocs/blog/wp-settings.php on line 117
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Now what?

Jerry

Ah, ok–I’ll delete the default-filters.php file and reinstall. (I don’t need a new default-filters.php file??)

Back in a sec.

(VERY impressed with the speed of reply here–Thanks!!)

Jerry

Yes, that’s the error I am getting now–now that I have changed “localhost” to the Host name given me by 1and1.com. When I use “localhost” I get the longer WordPress error message.

Jerry

Ok–I changed “localhost” to the host name that was given to me by 1and1.com.

Reinstalled.

Now the error message is no longer a WordPress error message referring to not finding the database. The error message I get now is:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: add_filter() in /homepages/36/d161148513/htdocs/blog/wp-includes/default-filters.php on line 4

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Seems like a step backwards, since at least before I was at least getting a WordPress error.

Jerry

By “original” I mean the original error message in the first message of this thread.

NOW, by using “localhost” I’m getting a WordPress-generated error message as follows:

Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
Are you sure that the database server is running?
If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.

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So WordPress seems to be installed correctly now–it’s just not finding the database–although I’ve now quadruple-checked that the database name, user name, and password I’ve entered into wp-config.php are correct.

Jerry

Did that and it went back to the original error message. At least when I use “localhost” I get a screen with WordPress stuff on it and an actual “WordPress” error message.

Do I have to contact my host now?

Jerry

1and1.com

Thanks for the quick responses!

The info that I have received for MySQL Database Setup is that my host name is “such and such”. Should I be using that instead of “localhost”?

Jerry

Just did that. Now the error message I get is:

Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
Are you sure that the database server is running?
If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.

**I’ve checked and double-checked that I used the correct settings in my wp-config.php file.

Jerry