Common WordPress Installation Problems

Error Message        Common Cause                     Solution

Error                         The database name, user-

Connecting            name, password, or host

to the                      was entered incorrectly.

Database


Revisit your MySQL data-
base to obtain the database
name, username, and pass-
word and then reenter that
information.

 

Headers                     A syntax error occurred      Open the wp-config.php

Already                     in the wp-config.                        file in a text editor. The first

Sent Error                  php file.                             line needs to contain only

Messages                                                                         this line: <?php. The last

line needs to contain only

this line: ?>. Make sure that
those lines contain nothing
else — not even white space.
Save the file changes