Hi Duncan,
Sure thing. I’ll list the manual way to create your wp-config.php file and automatic way to install the new WordPress setup.
Manual update of wp-config.php
- You will need to delete the “_MACOSX” folder with the enclosed wordpress folder. This can help eliminate any database confusion. This seems to be a duplicate installation and can be causing the “missing theme” files situation.
- Make a copy of the “wp-config-sample.php” file and edit that “copy file”.
- Use the information for your wordpress database that you created for this install through either your cPanel or phpMyAdmin to update the following information:
DB_NAME
The name of the database you created for WordPress in Step 2.
DB_USER
The username you created for WordPress in Step 2.
DB_PASSWORD
The password you chose for the WordPress username in Step 2.
DB_HOST
The hostname you determined in Step 2 (usually localhost, but not always; see some possible DB_HOST values). If a port, socket, or pipe is necessary, append a colon (:) and then the relevant information to the hostname.
DB_CHARSET
The database character set, normally should not be changed.
DB_COLLATE
The database collation should normally be left blank.
Don’t forget to update your secrete keys. Here’s how to do that manually:
Make them long, random and complicated — or simply, use the online generator.
These keys will look like this:
define( 'AUTH_KEY', 'tDK%X:>xy|e-Z(BXb/f(Ur`8#~UzUQG-^_Cs_GHs5U-&Wb?pgn^p8(2@}IcnCa|’ );
define( ‘SECURE_AUTH_KEY’, ‘D&ovlU#|CvJ##uNq}bel+^MFtT&.b9{UvR]g%ixsXhGlRJ7q!h}XWdEC[BOKXssj’ );
define( ‘LOGGED_IN_KEY’, ‘MGKi8Br(&{H*~&0s;{k0<S(O:+f#WM+q|npJ-+P;RDKT:~jrmgj#/-,[hOBk!ry^’ );
define( ‘NONCE_KEY’, ‘FIsAsXJKL5ZlQo)iD-pt??eUbdc{_Cn<4!d~yqz))&B D?AwK%)+)F2aNwI|siOe’ );
define( ‘AUTH_SALT’, ‘7T-!^i!0,w)L#JK@pc2{8XE[DenYI^BVf{L:jvF,hf}zBf883td6D;Vcy8,S)-&G’ );
define( ‘SECURE_AUTH_SALT’, ‘I6V|mDZq21-J|ihb u^q0F }F_NUcyl,=obGtq*p#Ybe4a31R,r=|n#=]@]c #’ );
define( ‘LOGGED_IN_SALT’, ‘w<$4c$Hmd%/*]`Oom>(hdXW|0M=X={we6;Mpvtg+V.o<$|#_}qG(GaVDEsn,~*4i’ );
define( ‘NONCE_SALT’, ‘a|#h{c5|P &xWs4IZ20c2&%4!c(/uG}W:mAvy<I44jAbup]t=]V<}.py(wTP%%’ );`
Automatic WordPress Install via c-Panel:
You mentioned that you have c-Panel. Does your section look like this? This would be the cleaner way to create the WordPress install and have the system create the wp-config.php file for you.
- Log in to your cPanel.
- Click MySQL Database Wizard icon under the Databases section.
- In Step 1. Create a Database enter the database name and click Next Step.
- In Step 2. Create Database Users enter the database user name and the password. Make sure to use a strong password. Click Create User.
- In Step 3. Add User to Database click the All Privileges checkbox and click Next Step.
- In Step 4. Complete the task note the database name and user. Write down the values of hostname, username, databasename, and the password you chose. (Note that hostname will usually be localhost.)
If you would prefer that I set up the install for you, I would be glad to help. Free of course, so that you can focus on setting up your theme! Just let me know.
Charlene
