Problem installing WP 2.8.4 (wp-load.php)

/wp-load.php
you are sure this file is physically on the server and not 0 byte?

Yes, and it has 2,393 bytes
It is in the same directory as admin.php, wp-config.php and all the other WordPress files. I’ve also given all permissions to those files.
Any other ideas?
Thanks
Z

I am about to give up on WordPress. It is not a 5 minute installation

Try to upload your wordpress installation file in ASCII mode instead of binary. You should change the mode from your FTP client.

Kailash

Thanks Kailash- but I did just that, uploaded the files in ASCII mode on the ftp client, and unfortunately I still get the same error. Could it be a problem with the web host I wonder (pair.com)? My account should support PHP and I’ve setup the MySQL DB…. Any other ideas/insights are greatly appreicated, (getting desperate) Thanks

I did a pair installation for a client earlier without hitch – so that probably isn’t it
are you on a linux server?

I’m running on windows XP on my laptop and uploading to Pair Networks which provides services exclusively utilizing the FreeBSD UNIX operating system- not sure if I’ve answered your question. Thanks

I unzipped the tar file (instead of untarring) which put all files in one directory-flat structure. Now I suspect that that might be the cause of the problem as it seems that there are various subdirectory structures where the files out to reside- can anyone pls confirm? I also searched online for an untar utility but all were for Mac OS. Anyone knows where i can get one for Windows XP? Thanks

the above was the problem- unzip with absolute directory path ( as stupid as it is, it took me 3 days to figure it out!) beware WinZip!

Change the line

require_once('../wp-load.php');

to

require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-load.php');

I have to change this line with each upgrade. My error shows up in the file update-links.php.