Help with installation

Green … double check your database to ensure you have the proper :

1. database name
2. database username
3. database password

also .. did you meant to say that your renamed the wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php? there should be NO “my” anywhere …

one thing that i have noticed with some hosts .. is that you might have to change the “define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’)” from the ‘localhost’ to your specific host … like … “mysql35.server.com”

also … are you trying to install this to the root directory or to a created WP folder?

DP

I have changed the wp.my-config.sample.php to wp.my.config.php

I hope this is not true!
It should be wp-config.php
Also, based on your typing here – there might be typos in your files, too. Sorry.

If seeing the index of files and directories at the root – maybe there isn’t any index file there.

As for the install.php not coming up: if you typed as here:
mydomain’.co.uk/blog//wp-admin/install.php – it should not. Remove the double slash after blog!

Moshu

“I have changed the wp.my-config.sample.php to wp.my.config.php”

is a typo error, my apologies, it is wp.config.php.

I have also tried it in IE without the extra slash
mydomain.co.uk/blog/my-config/install.php

but just get a page not available!

DesignPastor, I have now changed the

define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘catalyst2.com’);

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but this still not made any difference – any thoughts or ideas, i am completely new to this i am afraid!!!

it is wp.config.php

This is still not good enough ??
wp-config.php

mydomain.co.uk/blog/my-config/install.php
This is wrong, too!
example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php – would be the correct path.

At this moment (since I don’t trust your paths anymore…) a real link would be helpful.

I have gone into the blog folder on my domain

and get the following error page if this helps

“Warning: main(../wp-config.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/rodkirby/public_html/blog/admin.php on line 5

Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required ‘../wp-config.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/rodkirby/public_html/blog/admin.php on line 5

but not sure what this means – does this mean that I have not set up the blog directory properly?

When you upload the WP files in the “blog” directory – do you have a lot of files and 3 (sub)folders in it?

moshu

I have all the files from the wordpress folder that I have uploaded, but no I dont have 3(sub)folders in it.

Apologies for being so green to this!

OK, don’t worry, we’ll fix it.
Probably, it is a mistake that happened during the unzip. In most of the unzip facilities (tools) there is an option to maintain the folder/directory structure. You should make sure you have that option on!
So, when you unzip the downloaded wordpress zip file – you must have about 18-20 files AND 3 folders:
wp-admin
wp-content
wp-includes.
+ many files here.
When you get that – upload it exactly as they are and it should work.

moshu,

I am now having partial success, I have downloaded the wordpress zip again, upoloaded, and changed the wp.config.sample file with my database name and password.
(which I think I have done correctly!)

https://www.rodkirby.co.uk/blog/wp-admin/install.php

Now when I i try the above link it says the following

“Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?”

my wp-config.php file now looks like this:
<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘database1’); // The name of the database
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘XXX’); // Your MySQL username
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘XXXX’); // …and password
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘locolhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘locolhost’);

Try that with localhost.

Handysolo

I have now put

define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘catalyst2.com’);

but still not working!

Sorry, I was apparently not clear enough. How about:

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

instead?

Handysolo

okay changed back to ‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);

still no difference!

Is it something to do with my database that i have set up -I have set up username and password with all privilages.

If it is not “localhost” then you must ask your host what is the DB server.
But before that, if you have cPanel for administering your site, read this: https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/cpanel/
and pay special attention to the Really Important Bit!