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Hi James, for me it was not just that top part of the config file, but also defining the salts below with unique phrases (in the ‘Authentication Unique Keys’ section). I had an old config file from 2009, and it didn’t have those fields. So I put in all the db, username, password, and host info like you did, but then changed the salts too.

Good luck. I know exactly what you’re talking about.

I’m having the same trouble. I’d love some direction.

Christine – this did the trick! My original wp-config.php file didn’t have ‘salts,’ which may have been the difference maker. I did a side-by-side comparison of my wp-config.php with wp-config-sample.php from WP 3.5, noticed the discrepancy, and then defined the salts.

When I logged in, no more blank screen for the dashboard. Phew. Consider this thread ‘resolved.’

Thanks folks!

Okay, so I decided to follow instructions from this thread. Basically, I switched to the twentytwelve theme, deleted everything except my wp-content folder, then uploaded a fresh WP 3.5 install (minus the things I didn’t delete). But then as I went to check my site, wp detected that I didn’t have a config file, and gave me the option to go ahead and set it up. After going through that process of updating my database, I was able to access my wp-admin! Great, except that none of my content was there: the site looks like a template ‘hello world’ site without any of my posts, links, etc. So I decided to put the backup of my config.php file in there. My site is back, but I still can’t access my admin.

Long story short: this looks like a problem with my config file. Any thoughts on how to troubleshoot?

@james: I’m curious whether it has to do with the theme rather than plugins. What theme do you use? I still haven’t solved this, and I’m starting to wonder if it has to do with my theme becoming obsolete. Did you solve your 3.5 issue?

Hey, thanks for sharing. I tried changing the name of my plugin folder through FTP to plugin-hold as you suggested, but I still can’t access my admin. I’m hopeful that the 3.5 update will work, though I’ve never done it as a manual install before. I usually just update through the dashboard. Any tips on how you updated to 3.5? I assume you had to do this without accessing your admin…

To answer my last post, no. I manually switched the theme via phpMyAdmin to twentyeleven, but still cannot view the dashboard.

Can anyone help?

I just found that my blog theme, Simplepress-2, hasn’t been updated in over two years. Is it possible that it’s my theme that is causing the problems?

I’m in the same boat, though not with the same plug-ins. I’m not convinced that it has to do with plug-ins. See this thread that I started. Out of curiosity, what theme are you using?

Nathan

Hi Gerald,

Thanks for the link. I tried this approach several times, but it hasn’t had an effect. Removing the plugins folder altogether hasn’t made it possible to view my /wp-admin screen or dashboard. Any other ideas?

Once I get up and running again, I’ll be sure to get AKISMET running. Thanks for the tip.

Nathan