beetle5

I believe the problem is in the index path for the blog header page. I had a similar problem and here is what I did to cause the blank page and what I did to fix (rebuild) it:

I had difficulty upgrading to version 2.5 from version 2.0. Before upgrading, I followed the directions to save files and back up my database. After uploading the new files including the wp-config.php file. I could not get the execute the upgrade.php file from my browser.

As a result, I deleted all my files, reinstalled version 2.0 and opened my
//domain.org/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php instead of install.php. After uploading your files, DO NOT install “/wp-admin/install.php”… only upgrade.php to preserve your DB. I had a confirmation of an OK upgrade; however, I could not view my index page that was blank when viewed in my browser. I could view all my posts, login, etc. My wp-config.php file was correct.

I was able fix the problem with my blank index page by editing the path to the wp-blog-header.php file in my index.php file.

Old index.php:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true);
require(‘./wp-blog-header.php’);
?>

New index.php:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true);
require(‘wp-blog-header.php’);
?>

The index page apparently thought I installed into root.

My files were installed in /wordpress folder. My index.php and wp-blog-header.php files were in the same folder; however, the path for wp-blog-header.php was listed as ./wp-blog-header.php. When I edited the index.php file to change the path to “/wp-blog-header.php”, it worked!

I hope this helps identify the source of this problem.

To rebuild your website, here is what I did and what I did to rebuild:

I had difficulty upgrading to version 2.5 from version 2.0. Before upgrading, I followed the directions to save files and back up my database. After uploading the new files including the wp-config.php file. I could not get the execute the upgrade.php file from my browser.

As a result, I deleted all my files, reinstalled version 2.0 and opened my
//domain.org/wordpress/wp-admin/upgrade.php instead of install.php. After uploading your files, DO NOT install “/wp-admin/install.php”… only upgrade.php to preserve your DB. I had a confirmation of an OK upgrade; however, I could not view my index page that was blank when viewed in my browser. I could view all my posts, login, etc. My wp-config.php file was correct.

I was able fix the problem with my blank index page by editing the path to the wp-blog-header.php file in my index.php file.

Old index.php:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true);
require(‘./wp-blog-header.php’);
?>

New index.php:

<?php
/* Short and sweet */
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, true);
require(‘wp-blog-header.php’);
?>

The index page apparently thought I installed into root.

My files were installed in /wordpress folder. My index.php and wp-blog-header.php files were in the same folder; however, the path for wp-blog-header.php was listed as ./wp-blog-header.php. When I edited the index.php file to change the path to “/wp-blog-header.php”, it worked!

I hope this helps identify the source of this problem.

I’ve reinstalled version 2.5. In reading some of the other install directions, some imply that the program should not be installed in a folder named /wordpress.

My pervious version was installed in /wordpress and it worked fine. Does this matter?

As far as FTPing, my FTP program (https://www.rFTP.com) gives me the option to upload in “smart mode”, ascii mode, and binary.

Since the wordpress folder was php and images, I first used smart mode. I then reinstalled each folder using ASCII mode for the .PHP files and used binary mode on the image files.

Does anyone understand what is the difference between an ascii upload and binary upload? I presume it has to do with a file termination tag. I’d like to understand this better.

Thanks in advance!