index.php problem

  • moveablefeast

    (@moveablefeast)


    20 years ago

    I feel like the dumbest person ever. I’m sorry if I’m asking a terribly simple question – I’m just not all that technical.

    I uploaded everything, installed with no problems. Now when I go to my site, IE downloads the file and displays it in WordPad – not in the browser window itself. It does it on all three computers in my home, and also on my machine at work.

    I can log into the admin panel and do anything I wish – switching styles doesn’t fix it – unfortunately, I’m just at a loss for the next step.

    Thoughts? Help?

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  • fuzzy_logic

    (@fuzzy_logic)

    I’m able to view it in Opera, Firefox, Safari, and IE (Mac).

    Thread Starter moveablefeast

    (@moveablefeast)

    Well, I’ll be damned.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Run /wp-admin/upgrade.php .

    Lorelle

    (@lorelle)

    Are you double clicking on the file on your hard drives or actually typing in the URL (https://example.com/wordpress/ or whatever)?

    Double clicking on the index.php file from your hard drive will bring up a notepad text file. Put in the address into your browser and see what you see then.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Nah, he (or she) just needs to run /wp-admin/upgrade.php . If you don’t, IE (on Windows) will download all WordPress files instead of viewing them.

    Lorelle

    (@lorelle)

    I know, but sometimes people say one thing and mean another and this could also be one of the problems. Just covering the bases and a few other body parts to help.

    Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    Good point, sorry about steppin’ on ya.

    dpleasant

    (@dpleasant)

    If running upgrade.php doesn’t work, you might want to check index/directory services for your site. On a shared host, it may be accessed by the control panel. Specify index.php as a valid default.

    I had the same problem. I have my site setup so that you cannot get a directory listing by just typing in the path to the directory (if an index or default page is not specified). I had to add index.php as a valid default.

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