psychedeliczen

Nevermind, I figured it out. The installation came with two different index.php files, one was very large and one was very small and simple. The wrong version got uploaded.

I have fixed the problem by completely wiping out my /wp/ directory and doing a clean install. That fixed the problem. I will not be updating again if this happens every time I update WordPress. ??

I understand how to change server permissions, I want to know which files need their permissions changed, and what permission code to change them to.

Samuel Wood (Otto): OK so which permissions on which files are wrong, and what should I change them to?

Everyone: I have done everything listed in this first post: https://www.ads-software.com/support/topic/read-this-first-wordpress-45-master-list?replies=5#post-8268201

I have ALL plugins disabled, still the problem persists.

I have tried updating manually following the exact instructions for doing so, the problem persists.

No matter what theme I switch to, all formatting is stripped away. My themes do not look like the themes are supposed to.

Clearing cache does not work. The problem exists in different browsers.

Marius (Clorith): I have all plugins disabled currently. The issue happened after I received and error after upgrading the first time, and no matter what I do, nothing fixes the problem. I even deleted everything in my /wp/folder and reuploaded the older version I had backed up on my computer and even that did not seem to fix it.