Title: Fresh Install – Cannot modify header information, wp-config.php:1
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Fresh Install – Cannot modify header information, wp-config.php:1

 *  [andrea82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea82/)
 * (@andrea82)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/)
 * Well, what to say… I’ve dozens of wordpress sites but this time on a new install
   I get the
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /home/mysite/public_html/wp-config.php:1) in /home/digfotit/public_html/wp-
   admin/install.php on line 36
 * Well, there is no space anywhere in wp_config.php and I’m lost.
 * From your experience might be related to my host, to php version, to ….?
 * I would say no but now I’m open to all solutions…

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 *  [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/)
 * (@mrmist)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/#post-1479304)
 * It’s unlikely to relate to anything other than blank space or a newline at the
   start of the wp-config file.
 *  Thread Starter [andrea82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea82/)
 * (@andrea82)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/#post-1479342)
 * Are you 100% sure?
    I ask this simply because it’s just the code in the wp-config-
   sample.php
 *     ```
       <?php
       /**
        * The base configurations of the WordPress.
        *
        * This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix,
        * Secret Keys, WordPress Language, and ABSPATH. You can find more information by
        * visiting {@link http://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', 'putyourdbnamehere');
   
       /** MySQL database username */
       define('DB_USER', 'usernamehere');
   
       /** MySQL database password */
       define('DB_PASSWORD', 'yourpasswordhere');
   
       /** MySQL hostname */
       define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
   
       /** 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.
        *
        * Change these to different unique phrases!
        * You can generate these using the {@link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/ 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');
       /**#@-*/
   
       /**
        * 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_';
   
       /**
        * WordPress Localized Language, defaults to English.
        *
        * Change this to localize WordPress.  A corresponding MO file for the chosen
        * language must be installed to wp-content/languages. For example, install
        * de.mo to wp-content/languages and set WPLANG to 'de' to enable German
        * language support.
        */
       define ('WPLANG', '');
   
       /* 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');
       ```
   
 * That’s it! I don’t see spaces anywhere (same thing after I’ve defined database
   name, username and pwd).
 * So, there’s absolutely anything else I should look at whenever I have the error
   for wich I started this thread?
 *  [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/)
 * (@mrmist)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/#post-1479370)
 * Yep the error is fairly specific. How are you editing / transfering the file?
 *  Thread Starter [andrea82](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea82/)
 * (@andrea82)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/#post-1479374)
 * Take the file from the folder and I put in Filezilla remote server.
 *  [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/)
 * (@mrmist)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/#post-1479384)
 * It could be your editor at fault, try using notepad+ or vim.
 *  [Kayo Henrique](https://wordpress.org/support/users/klangorpg/)
 * (@klangorpg)
 * [15 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/fresh-install-cannot-modify-header-information-wp-configphp1/#post-1479589)
 * Hi! I was having exactly the same problem! There was this error and there was
   no blank space before <?php… How did i solve it?
 * **GET PREPARED!**
 * Simple! Just download a fresh wordpress zip and extract it. Don’t create any 
   wp-config.php file. Just leave the files as they come when they are extracted.
   Then upload the folder (or just it’s content) to your server and try to access**
   wp-admin/install.php** by your browser. WordPress will say that the “wp-config.
   php” file was not created and will ask you if you want to make it using your 
   browser. Say yes, type the settings and be very happy :D!!!!!!!

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