Title: Cannot access WordPress. Last modified: August 30, 2016 --- # Cannot access WordPress. * [Ratul Shams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ratul-shams/) * (@ratul-shams) * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wordpress-3/) * I had some problems with my wordpress while trying to change the url and did as the tutorials said tried fixing it. * I cant access wordpress still, but instead of the white blank screen, i get the following message: (would appreciate if you could tell me what to edit, add, remove, and where -im new in this, simple instructions will help) * _[ Moderator note: code fixed. Please wrap code in the backtick character or [use the code button](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Posting_Code).]_ * ``` define('DB_HOST', $_ENV{DATABASE_SERVER}); * The base configurations of the WordPress. * * This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix, * Secret Keys, and ABSPATH. You can find more information by visiting * {@link https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php Editing wp-config.php} * Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your web host. * * This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the * installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can just copy this file * to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values. * * @package WordPress */ // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** // /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress'); /** MySQL database username */ define('DB_USER', 'xxxxx'); /** MySQL database password */ define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxxx'); define('WP_HOME','http://essenceprimus.com/wordpress'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://essenceprimus.com/wordpress'); /** MySQL hostname */ define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:8889'); /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */ define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'); /** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */ define('DB_COLLATE', ''); /**#@+ * Authentication Unique Keys and Salts. * * Change these to different unique phrases! * You can generate these using the {@link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ WordPress.org secret-key service} * You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again. * * @since 2.6.0 */ define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('NONCE_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M'); /**#@-*/ /** * WordPress Database Table prefix. * * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique * prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please! */ $table_prefix = 'wp_'; /** * 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'); ``` * This is my wp config file : * ``` define('DB_HOST', $_ENV{DATABASE_SERVER}); * The base configurations of the WordPress. * * This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix, * Secret Keys, and ABSPATH. You can find more information by visiting * {@link https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php Editing wp-config.php} * Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your web host. * * This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the * installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can just copy this file * to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values. * * @package WordPress */ // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** // /** The name of the database for WordPress */ define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress'); /** MySQL database username */ define('DB_USER', 'xxxx'); /** MySQL database password */ define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxx'); define('WP_HOME','http://essenceprimus.com/wordpress'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://essenceprimus.com/wordpress'); /** MySQL hostname */ define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:8889'); /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */ define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8'); /** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */ define('DB_COLLATE', ''); /**#@+ * Authentication Unique Keys and Salts. * * Change these to different unique phrases! * You can generate these using the {@link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ WordPress.org secret-key service} * You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again. * * @since 2.6.0 */ define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('LOGGED_IN_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('NONCE_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here'); define('WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '64M'); /**#@-*/ /** * WordPress Database Table prefix. * * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique * prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please! */ $table_prefix = 'wp_'; /** * 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'); ``` Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) * Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * (@jdembowski) * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wordpress-3/#post-6276265) * Side note: please disregard the post that was now deleted (not yours [@ratul-shams](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ratul-shams/) someone else’s) * Back to the problem. * It looks like you are running a localhost install. Which one are you using? I think this part is incorrect. * ``` /** MySQL hostname */ define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:8889'); ``` * But I may be wrong. Also this part should removed. * ``` define('WP_HOME','http://essenceprimus.com/wordpress'); define('WP_SITEURL','http://essenceprimus.com/wordpress'); ``` * Get WordPress installed first and _then_ consider setting those values afterwards. Viewing 1 replies (of 1 total) The topic ‘Cannot access WordPress.’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [beginner](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/beginner/) * [MAMP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mamp/) * [wpconfig](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wpconfig/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 1 reply * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/) * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wordpress-3/#post-6276265) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics