Title: Installed New WordPress….ERROR Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Installed New WordPress….ERROR * [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/) * Fatal error: Call to undefined method WordPress_Module::_weak_escape() in /home/ eliocama/public_html/blog/wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 487 * I did an auto-upgrade and I am receiving the following error. * Anyone have any ideas? * Thanks in advance Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/page/2/?output_format=md) * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120450) * Try re-uploading a fresh copy of wp-includes? * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120478) * Tried that and now I just get a BLANK white screen. * Any ideas? * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120479) * OK so I re-installed ALL the new files and now I have the same error I started with. * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120482) * Is that from a fresh copy of WP 2.8 install files? * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120497) * yes a fresh copy * [Ryan S](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ryan_accuwebhosting/) * (@ryan_accuwebhosting) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120502) * yes, sometimes a fresh copy can also have a bug. check this: * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279975?replies=1](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/279975?replies=1) * I am not sure about this error, but this is the code: * `$data = $this->_weak_escape( $data );` * so try removing space between ( and $ * This should solve the issue * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120505) * OK…So I installed an old version of wordpress in another area. * I NEED to get this working. * When I enter my database info from the OLD config file I get… * **Error establishing a database connection** * Can someone help me get this going? * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120506) * Looks like you mis-typed something into your wp-config.php file. There’s also no guarantee that a WP 2.8 database will work effectively with an older version of WP. * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120527) * I reinstalled everything and got wordpress to work. * Then when I enter the old database info I get nothing but a white screen. * I searched and can’t seent to find a correction for this. * Can anyone help please? * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120528) * BTW…I have no plug-ins installed yet or any themes. * [figaro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/figaro/) * (@figaro) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120529) * > Then when I enter the old database info I get nothing but a white screen. * I would bet your old database (old install) was using a custom theme that is not in your new source code? Or, you didn’t disable all the plugins before you upgraded? Try disabling all plugins in your old database via phpMyAdmin…see the following video… * [http://educhalk.org/blog/?p=38](http://educhalk.org/blog/?p=38) * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120532) * I tried that and still I have only a white screen. * Any other ideas? * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120533) * BTW…I can now LOGIN to my admin and everything is there. * When viewing my site it is still white. * Best, * Elio * [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/) * (@esmi) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120555) * Try switching to the default theme. * Thread Starter [artistwantab](https://wordpress.org/support/users/artistwantab/) * (@artistwantab) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installed-new-wordpresserror/#post-1120563) * THANK YOU!!! * That solved it! * I really wish wordpress would install a small warning on the auto-upgrade that said “besure to turn off all plug-ins before auto-upgrading” * Thank you again! 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