I just recently upgraded to WordPress 2.0.1 and it was working fine. I wanted to start uploading photos to the blog and was told to change some permissions. Well, as luck would have it I started to get all kind of different error messages. Finally I stopped getting the error messages and now all I have is a BLANK screen. I checked the source and it's also blank (big surprise there). I have poured through Codex looking for a solution but I couldn't find anything relevant to this situation. I have also posted to the WordPress forums and still haven't gotten to the root of the problem. I was hoping I don;t have to erase WorPress and start all over again. That would suck. Just in case it helps this is my site http://www.marcorigazio.com It's hosted with A Small Orange. I'm using a MAC and Firefox. I'm not sure if that all matters, but any info could be of use. I hope someone here can help me. I'm ready to start drinking...again! lol Thanx, Marco
The best next step would be to look into your web server's error log (or access log if they are not separated). That should provide you with more information to determine where the problem is. If you don't have access to your raw log files ask your host to provide a copy for you to review. If you still can't get those then you can replace the core WP files as if you were performing an upgrade. In this process the core WP files are replaced while your database, and anything like plugins, uploaded images, themes, etc remain. You could also take all of the plugins out of the plugins folder to deactivate them in case a plugin is causing the problem. But your best bet is just to peek into Apache's error log (I see your host is on Apache) and see what it says. It should tell you why the page isn't displaying.
How do I do this? Do I check somehow through my browser or through cPanel with the Apache Handlers link? What would I be looking for? By the way, the site was working fine after the upgrade with all the plugins working too. Things went kaputz when I changed the permissions trying to get pics to upload.
I found the error log in cPanel... the errors I see are as follows: File does not exist: home/****/public_html/404.shtml File does not exist: home/****/public_html/favicon.ico File does not exist: home/****/public_html/archive.php File does not exist: home/****/public_html/wp_admin File does not exist: home/****/public_html/robots.text File does not exist: home/****/public_html/index.html File does not exist: home/****/public_html/main.php These don't all occurr at the same time stamp, they are dispersed throughout the list.
I went ahead and reloaded the older version and I now have the site back up. I'll try the upgrade again tomorrow... tonight I watch TV... Thanx so much for your help
When performing the upgrade be sure to pay attention to the parts about the .htaccess file. I know people that had problems very similar to yours during the upgrade that were attributed to the .htaccess file modifications (or lack thereof) during the upgrade. In at least once case creating a blank .htaccess file and then using the 'rebuild permalinks' option set things straight again. Good luck.