pigmoose

Ok some progress

Upgrade didn’t work, this is what I did
renamed the plugins folder to deactivate plugins
downloaded the mySQL database via phpMyAdmin
deleted wp-admin, deleted wp-includes folders
uploaded WP2.6
ran myurl/wp-admin/upgrade.php
which redirected to a blank wp-login.php page

Tryed another server, this half worked
created a new database and imported the old mySQL database
uploaded WP2.6
ran myurl/wp-admin/upgrade.php

go this message

Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/eco2oh/eco2oh/wp-config.php:63) in /home/eco2oh/eco2oh/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 770

went into phpMyAdmin and emptied wp_options
ran myurl/wp-admin/upgrade.php
got this message

WordPress database error: [Table ‘eco2oh_eco2ohWP2.wp_categories’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT cat_ID, cat_name, category_nicename FROM wp_categories

WordPress database error: [Table ‘eco2oh_eco2ohWP2.wp_post2cat’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT DISTINCT post_id FROM wp_post2cat

WordPress database error: [Table ‘eco2oh_eco2ohWP2.wp_categories’ doesn’t exist]
ALTER TABLE wp_categories ADD INDEX ( category_nicename )

WordPress database error: [Unknown column ‘user_nickname’ in ‘field list’]
SELECT ID, user_nickname, user_nicename FROM wp_users

WordPress database error: [Table ‘eco2oh_eco2ohWP2.wp_categories’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT * FROM wp_categories ORDER BY cat_ID

WordPress database error: [Table ‘eco2oh_eco2ohWP2.wp_post2cat’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT post_id, category_id FROM wp_post2cat GROUP BY post_id, category_id

WordPress database error: [Table ‘eco2oh_eco2ohWP2.wp_linkcategories’ doesn’t exist]
SELECT cat_id, cat_name FROM wp_linkcategories
Upgrade Complete

Your WordPress database has been successfully upgraded!

Got the posts back but not the correct blog name/permalinks/

any thoughts?

Dean

apologies whooami and everyone else. the browser was crashing and I kept refreshing, then walking away. didn’t realise it posted 3 times.

I am just trying to get my head around why 5 out of 7 sites suddenly go blank due to faulty plugins.

I am wondering
1. If someone has hacked my sites via plugins? If so how would I know
2. If If someone did hack my sites via plugins, could they have put malicious code in the mySQL databases?
3. Will upgrading WP and reinstalling the plugins perpetuate the going blank and/or malcious code in the mySQL databases? Or is it a suck and see scenario

Apologies again for multi posting and for not being clearer.

I appreciate your advice, Dean

groovy whooami, i guess I missed that one.

are the db’s likely to have been corrupted?

Should I just delete the plugins, update wordpress, then reinstall the plugins?

Cheers Dean

groovy whooami, i guess I missed that one.

are the db’s likely to have been corrupted?

Should I just delete the plugins, update wordpress, then reinstall the plugins?

Cheers Dean

groovy whooami, i guess I missed that one.

are the db’s likely to have been corrupted?

Should I just delete the plugins, update wordpress, then reinstall the plugins?

Cheers Dean

groovy whooami, i guess I missed that one.

are the db’s likely to have been corrupted?

Should I just delete the plugins, update wordpress, then reinstall the plugins?

Cheers Dean

Below is the reply I got from the host’s support desk.

Hello,

This issue is caused a lot of the time by fault plugins. Try disabling them all and re-enabling them one at a time to narrow down which is having the issues. If you have any further questions please let us know.

Regards,
Will

How can I deactivate plugins when I can’t see wp-admin?

Will deleting plugins through ftp or cpanel help or hinder?

Ivovic, thanks so much! Yes that makes much more sense. Thanks for the additional advice. Dean

PS. this is the message I get from technorati

There was a problem claiming your blog. Please try again in a few minutes. You can also go to Technorati Help for help claiming your blog.

I should have metioned https://www.skinrevision.net.au is the site I am trying to register I have also tryed https://www.skinrevision.net.au/blog with no success. Dean

Hi at1987, I am seeing this same problem. Have you used a static page as the front page of your website by any chance?

I have tryed to register a new blog I set up for a friend (which has a static page for the front page) each time I begin the claim I get this message

There seems to be quite a few people on the technorati forum who are getting the same message. Is there something in WP 2.1 that is causing this issue?

Cheers Dean

lazygeisha you’re a genius. my permalinks are pretty! thanks very much

Another thought is it easier to build in subdirectory and then shift when we are ready to switch sites. if so how do you make the switch?

I think it must be the first one as I have check the wp-confing.php file so many times it’s not funny. I have emailed the host to ask if they can return my database to a blank slate so I geuss I will wait and hope. cheers

Thanks for the help MichaelH. Before I got your post I went into phpMyAdmin and dropped all the tables by simply clicking the drop icon (perhaps I shouldn’t have done that) then I totally deleted all the files in my www folder and started again. Now I keep getting the ulError establishing a database connection/ul message. Have I destroyed my SQL?