Install, Uninstall, Reinstall – Problems

  • Trying not to go into the weeks long story this goes over, wordpress was installed initially on a server that wasn’t able to handle it. A switchover was made to a unix server. The webhost had already installed wp 2.3.1. I uploaded an update to 2.8.(whatever it was) and accessed the admin panel (functioning). Changed the options so the domain (www.whatever.com) was the blog. But the installation wouldn’t see the updated wordpress files, nor the new template files. After trying to figure out why, I couldn’t even get the admin login anymore.

    I deactivated wordpress (on this webhost just select the deactivate button), deactivated the database, uninstalled wordpress.

    Reinstalled wordpress, activated the database, activated wordpress.

    Now when I try to access the admin panel I get the following messages:

    Warning: main(/usr/home/allfl3/etc/wordpress/wp-config.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /usr/local/wordpress-2.3.1/wp-config.php on line 4

    Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/usr/home/allfl3/etc/wordpress/wp-config.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/php4/lib/php’) in /usr/local/wordpress-2.3.1/wp-config.php on line 4

    In some minor way, I understand what that means, but not with any ability to make corrections or write anything or edit anything to any of the files.

    On this particular server, if I look at the file listing (even though I only uploaded 1 folder titled wordpress) there are two wordpress folders: wordpress-2.3.1 and wordpress. wordpress 2.3.1 contains three folders: plugins, themes, uploads and two files wp-config.php and wp-config.php.bu (I assume this is supposed to be a backup).

    The wordpress folder contains all the wordpress files for 2.8.?, including the folders for wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes.

    In the error message you can see the path to the folders.

    Can anybody give me very exact “idiot proof” instructions to fix this. Please don’t say edit the wp-config.php file. I have no experience with that and have no clue what or where “line 4” is.

    I’d really appreciate help. This has been weeks of a nightmare that really has had more problems related to the webhost than wordpress, but at this stange my brain has gone into zombieland and totally refuses to work.

    Thanks in advance.

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  • I deactivated wordpress (on this webhost just select the deactivate button), deactivated the database, uninstalled wordpress.

    I’d assume you are using either fantastico or a 3rd party scipt installer via your cPanel. Either way, they do not do a good job when it comes to uninstalling let alone install and re-install.

    You are better off deleting all the wordpress files and do a manual install. I know you said “you have no clue with that, etc” but in the long run you will be better of.

    Thread Starter jgraceystinson

    (@jgraceystinson)

    When you uninstall it deletes all the files. There isn’t anything left for me to delete.

    The webhost is Cbeyond and it has been a nightmare. This is not my site, but I’ve been trying to help someone whose webdesigner left him in a mess.

    cPanel? (control panel?)

    What do you mean by manual install? How would I accomplish this?

    And do I have to delete files from the “etc” subfolder (where the wordpress folders are) manually as well?

    Thread Starter jgraceystinson

    (@jgraceystinson)

    I’ve found the wp documentation and read the information on installing using cPanel. Call me an idiot, but I still really don’t understand it.

    When creating the database on this server, there is no user name. The only thing there is, is a password.

    Thread Starter jgraceystinson

    (@jgraceystinson)

    I’ve done some searching and find no documentation for manually uninstalling wordpress, or uninstalling using cPanel.

    What do I do now?

    There is no uninstall in wordpress core files, you just delete the installation and then re-install.

    Installation comprises of five major steps:
    1) Download and unzip the wordpress
    2) Creat a database via your control panel >> MySQL
    3) Put the details of your database (Dbase name, Dbase user name and dbase password), add the unique secret keys from wordpress (URL is in the sample file) in the wp-config-sample.php file and save as wp-config.php
    4) Upload all the files to your hosting account where you want your blog to reside.
    5) Point your browser to the installation folder and follow the onscreen instructions.

    Done!

    Still stuck? Get an expert to do it for you.

    If WordPress is uninstalled and reinstalled as suggested, can the blog name remain the same or will WordPress see it as already in use?

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