You seem to have a faulty file in your settings. I would recommend replacing it and updating your wordpress to the newest update. Since you can’t access your admin page, you will have to do it manually. You will need to download the files for the newest version from the official WP version, extract them from archive and install on server to transfer into the main folder for the site, simultaneously replacing all files.
Detailed instructions for manual update can be found here
https://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Updating_WordPress#Manual_Update
Good luck!
woah thanks man that helped! However, now after the update, dashboard works, but my website got the white screen *mega lol*. What can I do?
Well, it’s hard to tell for sure, without seeing first hand
I would assume, that you either have some old themes installed, that were created for older versions of WP and may not work with updated yet,
or old plugins, with the same problem
SO, you either should update the plugins
or
try enabling debug mode and in WP Config
in line:
define(‘WP_DEBUG’, false);
change false for true
define(‘WP_DEBUG’, true);
Then go the site and see the Fatal error, what it will show.
And tell us the results, if you want, or search the net for your mistake
Good luck!
I tried all of that already. I also disabled the plugins and themes. Nothing works. Debug mode shows nothing either. Just all blank.
I did some research and a possibility might be an outdated PHP Version. I have no idea which PHP version I’m running. Is there any way you can think of to find that out?
You have to enter your CPanel on your hosting and there, on the left side, where your stats are listed, you will find the PhP version defined.
ok my host is running PHP 5, which should be fine. So that’s not the problem. I’m out of ideas of what might have happened..
What version of WordPress are you currently running?
4.3.1. I updated it manually since it was the admin part that was white screen at the first place. After that update, the admin part worked, but in return the actual website got the white screen..
Try:
– switching to the default theme automatically by renaming your current theme’s folder inside wp-content/themes and adding “-old” to the end of the folder name using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.
– resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin.
– re-uploading all files & folders – except the wp-content folder and the wp-config.php & root .htaccess files – from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones.
– running the upgrade manually via wp-admin/upgrade.php
how do I reset the plugins folder?
I already know the method of disabling themes and plugins. Nothing worked
I think I accidentally overwrote the index.php from the public_html folder with the one from the wordpress folder. Any way to recover it? Coz it’s nowhere to be found when you download wordpress.
Ok I solved it! I just copied the index.php from the wordpress foldern and adjusted it accordingly. Many thanks!!
