uh, wow, I woke up this morning and automatically realized what I was doing wrong. this is why working on your website at 2am? not always a good idea 😛
I’m having a similar problem. However, this is my first time using WordPress, and I’m pretty sure my server has the latest PHP. But I still get gibberish – see screen cap:
http://i31.tinypic.com/2l8aud4.jpg
Aaaand, here is my PHP info: http://www.kefsj.net/testphp.php
As per instructions here: http://codex.ww.wp.xz.cn/Finding_Server_Info
Help, please and thank you :]
