Installing wordpress (Windows minimus package)

Dave!

Hi there,

I'm trying to install Wordpress for a site at the moment, but when I try to load install.php, I get this error:

500 - Internal server error.
There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.

I followed the following steps to install:

1. create database from control panel
2. upload wordpress files to directory
3. edit wp-config.php (rename too) with database name, username, and password
4. try to open install.php in address bar...


I can access a test file I uploaded to the directory, so that aint a problem.

Is it a database problem? I did not change the permissions for the database, so there's a good chance that's the problem. How do I go about changing them? I can't seem to find the option in phpmyadmin.

Thanks for any help

jimminy-boi

Hey Dave,

Did you try auto-installing it using the application vault?


Conor

mneylon

It might be something quite simple ...

If you could open a support ticket with your a/c details etc., our technical support team should be able to point you in the right direction

irishstu

Does wp_config.php look something like this? If you have "localhost" for hostname or anything like that you've gone wrong (ps changed some numbers for security reasons...)

/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', 'db123456_blog');

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', 'u123456_blog');

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', '*********');

/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'mysql123int.cp.blacknight.com');

/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');

/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define('DB_COLLATE', '');


define('FTP_BASE','http://www.domain.com/');
define('FTP_CONTENT_DIR','http://www. domain.com/wp-content/');
define('FTP_PLUGIN_DIR ','http://www. domain.com/wp-content/plugins/');

Dave!

Cheers irishstu, that fixed the install part (I had localhost as host name )

All looks okay now, I can visit the site at www.mysite.com/index.php

However when I just go to www.mysite.com, it gives me a directory listing! When I disable directory listing, it gives me an error to that effect!

Probably some simple setting I need to change, but I don't see it. I'll send in a ticket shortly if need be.


edit:

index.php thing has been resolved Excellent.

Cheers for help everyone

maria_c2h

Hi all,

Just wondering if anyone has any thoughts on the merits of a manual install of wordpress over an automatic application vault install?

Thanks

mneylon

If you install it manually you'll have more control over the install.
The autoinstallers are designed to remove the need for any technical knowledge

maria_c2h

Wow, thanks Blacknight! Ye weren't joking about the great support obviously! Manual install it is.

maria_c2h

Another quick question, I had installed wordpress via the application vault before reading this thread. Now I am going to manually install wordpress into a subdirectory in the root http_public folder. Should I uninstall the instance of wordpress that I installed via the application vault?

Thanks!

mneylon

Ideally - yes

maria_c2h

Thanks again!

mneylon

No problem

jetski

Hey, my blog was up and running fine untill i checked it today and got the 500 error. ive email the blacknight.ie support and they pointed me to
https://support.blacknight.ie/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=473

but as it was the auto install i dont think ive access to make these changes, anyone any ideas?

mneylon

jetski wrote: »

Hey, my blog was up and running fine untill i checked it today and got the 500 error. ive email the blacknight.ie support and they pointed me to
https://support.blacknight.ie/index.php?_m=knowledgebase&_a=viewarticle&kbarticleid=473

but as it was the auto install i dont think ive access to make these changes, anyone any ideas?

Did you tell them it was an auto-install?

jetski

em, no actually.... i didnt know the difference at the time... i recon i have it sorted but i just need to be able to edit the permissions on the webapps but i cant! can you help me out

For anyone else with the issue its problably the plugin not working.

goto /webapps/SiteApp20288/htdocs/wp-content edit your plugin folder to plugin.old and create a new folder called plugin and login and deactivate your plugin.

Edit: only blacknight can give u permissions to change the permissions on this folder. so you need to request it from them. in the mean time i resolved the issue by changing the type of php support on my hosting!