Title: Warning message
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Warning message

 *  [fosgoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosgoo/)
 * (@fosgoo)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-message-3/)
 * Anyone now how to solve this?
 * Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started
   at /home/8/7/6/5152/5152/public_html/wp-config.php:1) in /home/8/7/6/5152/5152/
   public_html/wp-admin/install.php on line 17
 * Thanks.

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 *  [Les Bessant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lesbessant/)
 * (@lesbessant)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-message-3/#post-802916)
 * The most likely cause is that you have a space or a blank line before the opening`
   <?php` in your config.php file.
 * Open it in your text editor and make sure the `<` is the first thing on the first
   line.
 *  Moderator [Jan Dembowski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdembowski/)
 * (@jdembowski)
 * Forum Moderator and Brute Squad
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-message-3/#post-802920)
 * > Anyone now how to solve this?
 * See this [link in the Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Troubleshooting#How_do_I_solve_the_Headers_already_sent_warning_problem.3F).
 * It’s a common problem, as LesBessant said it’s usually caused by a space or blank
   line.
 *  Thread Starter [fosgoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosgoo/)
 * (@fosgoo)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-message-3/#post-803036)
 * Thanks, LesBessant for the suggestion. However, I chedked. That’s not it.
 *  Thread Starter [fosgoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosgoo/)
 * (@fosgoo)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-message-3/#post-803101)
 * Eureka!! Thanks, LesBessant. You were right all along. My problem was access 
   to my config.php through WS-FTP.Pro. I could not see some hidden symbles before
   <?php. However, when I used a Java FTP program provided by my mysql service provider,
   I was able to actually see, not only the space, but those symbols. I deleted 
   them and that solved the problem.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [fosgoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fosgoo/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/warning-message-3/#post-803101)
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