Installation Bug in new 2.6.3 version – 500 Server Error

I set up and installed the lastest version of Word Press on my 2008 Windows server, but got a 500 Server Error when I went to the wp-admin/install.php page.

After checking it out on my server, I found out the problem was that the database table creation routines linked to from that php file has some sort of bug, because the error message is “dbasename.wp_options” Does Not Exist when using INSERT command, so the routine is trying to run the insert commands on a table that doesn’t exist and wasn’t created by the beginning of the script.

I eliminated login and database possiblities by substituting the root login for MySQL and got the same error message, so it was a scripting bug not a MySQL login issue.

Furthermore, I downloaded the 2.6.0 version and overwrote the 2.6.3 version in the directory I wanted to install WP in and it worked fine with the old wp-config.php file I had from the 2.6.3 version, so the problem is some hang up with database table creation in the 2.6.3 version that is hanging up people with a 500 server error, you wouldn’t know it unless you could view errors on the server so I doubt most WP users who install it via 3rd party hosters would have an opportunity to see the error messages at all.

I think this is why people are getting 500 errors and not knowing what is going on, you’d think it is a MySQL login issue but with my other work arounds I found out that wasn’t the case. So when someone has these issues fixed (I know it’s a damn semi-colon missing somewhere, I’m a programmer too AHHHH!) let me know so I can upgrade to the 2.6.3, you know how us programmers are about being on the bleeding edge and having the latest and greatest.