the-debil

I’m stunned by how many people are making such fundamental errors.

Seems simple enough.

1. Read upgrade support docs.
2. Back up all files and database.
3. Turn off all plugins.
4. Run upgrade.

Alternatively.

1. Do not read support docs.
2. Do not back up files and database.
3. Leave all plugins turned on.
4. Screw up completely.
5. Blame everything except the user.

Analogy.

1. Go to gun store.
2. Buy gun and bullets.
3. Shoot self in foot.
4. Blame the gun.
5. Ball and cry and the gun store owner.

This is the standard response when you navigate with your browser to run the install – when it is already installed.

If this is a new install and there is nothing to lose except a bit of time – you can do this:

1. Delete the existing database. Using something like phpMyAdmin.
2. Delete all WP files using FTP.
3. Download WP 2.8 and ftp all files to server.
4. Create a new database.
5. Run the install, as per instructions.

Don’t do this if it is an upgrade – it will kill all your data.

If you get the same problem again. You will need to contact your host, but if you have not added any posts to your new blog, there is nothing to lose by doing this.

Think I might have sussed it – back in a mo

pixelmac

You simply need to delete everything and reinstall the backed up files and database.

You did make a complete back up?

lifesmusings

I’m no expert on WordPress, I have only just downloaded and installed it. I haven’t used any of its features yet. I’m going to spend the next few days playing with it to see what I can achieve, but I am a complete beginner. Likewise I have never used Verio either, so with these two things in mind – I do not know enough to give good advice.

What I can tell you is this: A Blog is a website. How you use it is up to you. But blogging is simply updating the content of a website using a content management system (CMS). WordPress is a stand alone CMS. By stand alone, I mean you install it on your server and are not sharing it with anyone else – unless you decide to. That for me is what makes it good to go.

WordPress code is accessible and the standard installation is tableless – which is good for people using assistive technologies. Although it has a xhtml validation link to W3C… on the standard home page – it fails validation. But that is neither here nor there, as it is still accessible – but it does make me wonder why the link is there.

From a technical point of view there are some experiments you can do, but this to some extent will depend on how much spare server/disk space you have.
I took a quick look at your website and it appears to be a flat file site, so you would probably need to consider a build from the bottom up.
If I was in your position, I would consider running some experiments of Worpress in a sub directory of your web server, until you are familiar with it, then when you are comfortable with its functions – design a new site.

That is basically what I am doing, except I am intending to provide it to clients, rather than use it myself. Which means I’ll have to learn it. I’m also in a position of not being restricted by disk space or the number of databases I can run, we own our servers so that gives a lot of room for testing etc.

Best of luck.
Dave

If you have php installed on your server, you shouldn’t need a .htaccess file.

Rename the .htaccess file to something like: xxx.htaccess – see what happens then, you haven’t lost it then – its still safe.

Be careful about changing the content of your .htaccess file unless you know what you are doing – what I can tell you is some .htaccess configs interfere with php files.

endlessness

For what it’s worth I just installed 2.8 too and that seems to be fine. And I’m taking into consideration that I haven’t any experience with WordPress, nor have I done anything with it other than install it. Just running tests for the mo.

For anyone interested. I didn’t run an upgrade. Seen as I hadn’t done anything other than install 2.7.1.
I simply deleted all the 2.7.1 files and all the database tables – then installed 2.8. Less complicated in the long term from my point of view.

I’ll let you know if I have any problems, but in all honesty and to be frank. I have installed hundreds of applications over the years and this one seems very very easy.

Once I have gotten my head around making all the mods I’m hoping to achieve, I’ll be offering to install it modified and ready to use for clients.

Looks good so far.

Cheers
Dave

endlessness

Well, looks like WordPress is totally useless.

No disrespect, but I am using Macs, have done since classics, I’m not having the same problems as you and I haven’t even read the support docs yet.

Perhaps you might consider hosting with a better host. Just a thought…..