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Any idea how this could just ‘happen’, though? 2 days ago the site looked just right.

Also, are these markup errors part of wordpres, or is this a theme issue?

Thank you Josh, that was the issue! I had accidentally left the localhost info un-edited…
Cheers!

Thanks for your response. I tried that just now: downloaded fresh copy of WP, grabbed the wp-config-sample file, renamed it to wp-config, added all the database name, username, and password stuff, then added the access keys, and uploaded it.

Now, instead of the parsing error, I get a “Error establishing a database connection” message. Just to be sure, I went to my host and copied all the db information to make sure I had it right…I can log into phpMyAdmin with this, so I’m sure my database name, username, and pass are all correct.

Could a malicious hack have caused all these problems? I have the sinking feeling I need to re-install completely….

Thank you for your feedback!

Thank you so much! I will try importing the DB (following your advice above). It has been weeks of headaches, so if I still can’t get an empty WordPress install on serverTwo.com, then I’ll get in touch with the admin here and (sigh) ask him to help out.
Thank you!

Whew! Thank you, but maybe I can back up a little to explain:

I have resorted to trying to import my existing DB because I am unable to install WordPress on the new server in the first place: I have edited the wp-config file with the DB name, username, and password (which were created for me), but when I go to the URL of the ‘vanilla’ install, I get an ERROR 500 message. If I go to the admin address I get a 403 Forbidden message. I suspect something is incorrect with the DB that was set up, and thought I could side-step this by importing the DB and the existing WP files all at once. Does this make any sense at all?

On this server, I do not have permissions to create a new DB, even though I have access to phpMYadmin…