Installation gets to /wp-admin/install.php and stalls

  • Resolved thebronzescout

    (@thebronzescout)


    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hi gurus,

    Rarely need support so I’ve had to reregister.

    I’m installing a wordpress and after confirming the database settings and clicking install the wordpress stalls at https://www.myblogaddresshere/wp-admin/install.php

    I end up with just a white screen and can only go backwards to no result.

    Tried deleting config and going again, uninstalling entire directory and reinstalling, installing 2.8.6 and still the same problem.

    Many thanks in advance for those with the time to reply.

    Regards

    Steve

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  • Typically, a blank screen during install means you didn’t get a complete and intact set of WordPress files uploaded to your host. I’d consider downloading a fresh copy of WordPress from the Download tab at the top of this page, then use something like 7-Zip to extract the files. Then reupload the files to your host. Review Uploading WordPress to a remote host and make sure you are using ASCII transfer mode in your FTP client.

    If you have an .htaccess file, that too could be causing the problem–rename that if necessary.

    Also make sure you have enough memory allocated to PHP:
    Methods for increasing the amount of memory a PHP script may consume

    1. If you have access to your PHP.ini file, change the line in PHP.ini
    If your line shows 32M try 64M:
    memory_limit = 64M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume (64MB)

    2. If you don’t have access to PHP.ini try adding this to an .htaccess file:
    php_value memory_limit 64M

    3. Try adding this line to your wp-config.php file:
    define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M');

    4. Talk to your host.

    Thread Starter thebronzescout

    (@thebronzescout)

    Thanks Michael,

    I will give those a go and see how it all fairs.

    Thanks so much for your reply. Will let you know how I go for sure.

    Cheers mate,

    Steve

    Thread Starter thebronzescout

    (@thebronzescout)

    Thanks mate.

    Got it up and running. Glitchy but happening. Yes it was an incomplete upload. Thanks so much for taking the time to address my inquiry. I really appreciate it.

    Steve.

    No problem. Glad it worked. Marking this resolved.

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