Title: 3.0.1 wp-config-sample.php missing "?>"!
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 3.0.1 wp-config-sample.php missing "?>"!

 *  [adrigen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adrigen/)
 * (@adrigen)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-wp-config-samplephp-missing/)
 * Hello,
    I am installing wordpress from [http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.0.1.tar.gz](http://wordpress.org/wordpress-3.0.1.tar.gz)
 * When I download it, the end of the wp-config-sample.php looks like this:
 *     ```
       ...
       /**
        * For developers: WordPress debugging mode.
        *
        * Change this to true to enable the display of notices during development.
        * It is strongly recommended that plugin and theme developers use WP_DEBUG
        * in their development environments.
        */
       define('WP_DEBUG', false);
   
       /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
   
       /** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
       if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
               define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');
   
       /** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
       require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');
       ```
   
 * Notice the php tag isn’t closed.
    Is this correct?
 * **I am trying to solve the problem of /worpress, /wp-admin and /wp-admin/install.
   php all showing blank pages.**
 * If the customising this sample file isn’t the problem… which logs should I look
   to?
 * Thanks!
    Adrian.

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-wp-config-samplephp-missing/#post-1687374)
 * > Notice the php tag isn’t closed.
   >  Is this correct?
 * Yes, I forget the reasoning, but it’s been that way since at least WordPress 
   2.8.
 * > I am trying to solve the problem of /worpress, /wp-admin and /wp-admin/install.
   > php all showing blank pages.
 * Try running `/wp-admin/install.php` . If you still see a blank page, immediately
   check your server error log for anything that happened around that time. If you
   don’t have access to your server error log, ask your hosting provider to look
   for you.

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/301-wp-config-samplephp-missing/#post-1687374)
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