What is in lines 16 – 20 of your wp-config.php file?
These are lines 16 – 20 in the wp-config.php file.
// ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘indxxxx’);
/** MySQL database username */
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘[redacted]‘);
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I didn’t. Those are not the real numbers. Sorry for any confusion.
I can’t see anything wrong with the snippet above. Can you post lines 10 – 16?
These are lines 9 – 16, so you can see the entire sentence.
* 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 ** //
I uninstalled WP (except for the WP-content folders/files) and then re-installed, and I uninstalled/re-installed the plugins. One plugin (301 redirect) seems to be the possible cause of this error. The error message occurred after I deactivated/deleted this plugin and refreshed the cache. Might be grasping at straws here, but am trying to offer more information for a possible solution.
Has the error disappeared since deactivating the plugin?
No. The error message is the only thing I get when trying to sign-in through the admin screen or when looking at the site in a browser. Site URL is http://indynjtl.org.
Can you recreate a fresh wp-config.php file using wp-config-sample.php as a template?
Okay, that might be the solution. I did this, and I now have an error that states:
Error establishing a database connection.
That looks promising.
I did not include the keys/salts that were in the original wp-config.php file. Do I need to add those back? Otherwise, I can go through and just ensure that I don’t have any typos in the data.
Do I need to add those back?
I’d get a new set from https://api.ww.wp.xz.cn/secret-key/1.1/salt/
Well, no error messages, but the website is completely blank – white screen only. I did add the new set of salts/keys from your suggested link above. I will try without once and see what happens.
Ah, success. I was able to access the admin page, and I’m now back in business. Thank you esmi for your assistance and your patience in helping me with this problem. Always a learning experience with WordPress and PHP.
