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Thanks! That worked perfectly!

Thanks guys.

Evan May.

Well, I thank you all VERY MUCH for your support. I just got off of the phone with Godaddy, and they switched my plan to Linux, and the effect should take place in about 24 hours. I hope this is it, but I’ll be back if I need more help, or to just thank you all once again when it finally works.

Thanks,
Evan.

My hosting package (economy plan) can be viewed here:

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/hosting/shared.asp?se=%2B&ci=132

Under “Standard Language Support (included free)”, it says this:

Windows: ASP
Linux: PHP

There was a “select Windows or Linux” option when I purchased the hosting. I did not see this, so I suppose I automatically selected the “Windows” package. I suppose I need to switch to Linux, now? Or do I need to upgrade to the “Deluxe Plan” where Windows offers php?

I uploaded the file to https://ftp.veritasredux.com. I am sure this is the filename.

Ignorant question: does the win/linux have anything to do with my computer operating system? Can I purchase a linux package and use it on a windows computer?

My ignorance is more and more showing. My expertise is more in the category of journalism when it comes to blogging, not the technical side of it. Your help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks so much for helping (a stupid person like) me.
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Thanks,
Evan.

Thanks for the suggestion, moshu. Here is what I found:

Php should be included in my hosting package. I got the “economy plan” from Godaddy, which can be viewed here:

https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/hosting/shared.asp?se=%2B&ci=260

I attempted to test the php with the testphp.php file, but all I got was a “the page cannot be found” message.

Thanks,
Evan.

Is there a way that I can:

1. Test to see if php is running?
2. Cause php to run?

Thanks,
Evan

Alright. I basically started over. Here is what I did:

1. Downloaded WordPress
2. Went to the control pannel for my hosting at Godaddy
3. Created the database/username (on Godaddy the database and the username are the same thing)
4. Resaved the file, renamed it wp-config
5. Uploaded via ftp all of the WP files to https://ftp.veritasredux.com
6. Then clicked on the Admin-install file, and instead of receiving normal installation, this is the error message I get:

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wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.”); require_once(‘../wp-config.php’); require_once(‘./upgrade-functions.php’); $guessurl = str_replace(‘/wp-admin/install.php?step=2’, ”, ‘https://’ . $_SERVER[‘HTTP_HOST’] . dirname($_SERVER[‘PHP_SELF’]) ); if (isset($_GET[‘step’])) $step = $_GET[‘step’]; else $step = 0; header( ‘Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8’ ); ?>

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I have seen this message posted on these forums before, but never a stable, non-varying answer given. If anyone could help it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Evan