Title: FATAL ERROR after install wordpress 2.5, help! Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # FATAL ERROR after install wordpress 2.5, help! * [minimalnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minimalnet/) * (@minimalnet) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/) * Hi!, I am trying update to wordpress 2.5 now and when I go to upgrade, and in the blog in general, i read this error on the top: * ``` Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in /home/minimal/public_html/wp-includes/widgets.php on line 654 Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/minimal/public_html/wp-includes/widgets.php on line 654 ``` * And when I access to a page i read: * ``` Warning: array_keys() [function.array-keys]: The first argument should be an array in /home/minimal/public_html/wp-includes/widgets.php on line 654 Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/minimal/public_html/wp-includes/widgets.php on line 654 Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/minimal/public_html/wp-includes/widgets.php:654) in /home/minimal/public_html/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 689 ``` * All that before clic upgrade, wiewing that i do not go to upgrade still. what can be the problem? * Notes: I have all the plugins deactived. I still not upgrade wiewing that. I have the default theme selected befor upgrade. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * [genevaeagles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genevaeagles/) * (@genevaeagles) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720661) * Think I had a same error message (check [here](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/162082?replies=4)). * Thread Starter [minimalnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minimalnet/) * (@minimalnet) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720664) * But how you solved finally?, I do it 2 times with the same result. * [genevaeagles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genevaeagles/) * (@genevaeagles) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720674) * I really just started from my last running 2.3.3 back-up and did the whole update process again. I did it locally first tough to make sure it’s working. Do you have a local install of your WP? * 2nd time I really just made the change in the config file (did you do that?…you need to add a line -> copy and paste) * and then didn’t even delete the files just override with copy and paste…going on with …/wp-admin/upgrade.php to get the DB changes done and voilà…good to go! * [genevaeagles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genevaeagles/) * (@genevaeagles) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720678) * Oh..by the way…when I was doing it on my server…I didn’t deactivate any plugins at all. Just run the Maintenance Mode plugin and uploaded my local files to the server. * Thread Starter [minimalnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minimalnet/) * (@minimalnet) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720680) * No, I do it all that before but the problem is not solve for me. I go ty try aply the xml backup. * [genevaeagles](https://wordpress.org/support/users/genevaeagles/) * (@genevaeagles) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720683) * Well…hopefully someone is going to be able to help you out here. Good luck! * Thread Starter [minimalnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minimalnet/) * (@minimalnet) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720691) * I create a new database and I imported all the post to there, anyway I hope somebody can explain me why this error because I would like continue using my old database with normality. * [87insight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/87insight/) * (@87insight) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720768) * same problem here my poor blog is all messed up. * Thread Starter [minimalnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/minimalnet/) * (@minimalnet) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720835) * If more people have this problem and cannot solve it, I recommend use my option, new database and import the xml with the post information. * The bad is the work, configurate the plugins again, and lost the registered users and the links, but… I did not have other option. * Now with the new database and the post imported my blog is working in 2.5 of correctly way. * [87insight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/87insight/) * (@87insight) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720849) * Me too. Did exactly the same. * [kastam](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kastam/) * (@kastam) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720859) * wow, i think for you all, it’s possible any file is broken like : wp-includes/ widgets.php * So, Download new wp 2.5 again, extract and upload except wp content. make sure during upload, your system working properly, all file uploaded smootly and finish. * Now you can see the result * [87insight](https://wordpress.org/support/users/87insight/) * (@87insight) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720872) * I downloaded several copies and uploaded several times. * Now my blog is brand new with a new database * [urich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urich/) * (@urich) * [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720953) * I believe i have found a solution. it invovles deleting one line from the wp- config.php file. here’s a [link](http://www.glove.co.il/israelieye/2008/04/05/upgrade-from-wordpress-21-to-25/). Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘FATAL ERROR after install wordpress 2.5, help!’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 13 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [urich](https://wordpress.org/support/users/urich/) * Last activity: [18 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-after-install-wordpress-25/#post-720953) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics