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tobyhede · 03-28-2008, 04:31 AM

My blog stopped working this morning.
I went to post and I got a blank screen. No error. Just empty.

It stalls on this page when I hit 'publish':/wp-admin/post.php

Effects new posts as well as editing old posts.

Anyone seen this before?

I just wanted to check if there's an easy fix before I update wordpress.

yogesh sarkar · 03-28-2008, 09:06 PM

Try and delete browser cache and try again, also it might be due to hosting issues because I haver personally seen this happen when server load is quite high.

tobyhede · 03-30-2008, 02:00 AM

I've checked, definitely not a cache issue and doesn't appear to be server related as the problem is persisting even without any load.

Very strange. It looks like I might need to reinstall WP ... ?

jamestl2 · 03-30-2008, 05:31 AM

What was the last plugin you installed when you started noticing the errors? Maybe a change in the code is causing the blank screen to appear.

I'd try deactivating the last one and attempt to post again.

tobyhede · 03-30-2008, 09:58 AM

That's the weird thing, I haven't installed a plugin in ages.

But there was a WP update that went through, maybe that broke it.

tobyhede · 04-02-2008, 04:07 AM

I just updated to WordPress 2.5

BUT I still can't POST!!

Completely copied over the existing install ... so how the hell does that work?

jamestl2 · 04-02-2008, 04:14 AM

What is the exact error? Is there any error message that appears or is just *completely* blank?

yogesh sarkar · 04-02-2008, 10:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tobyhede

I just updated to WordPress 2.5

BUT I still can't POST!!

Completely copied over the existing install ... so how the hell does that work?

Try and repair the database through phpmyadmin. If it does not work, download a backup of the db, do a fresh install of wordpress and restore the db

tobyhede · 04-02-2008, 11:17 PM

The screen is just completely blank. No error. It just hits post.php and stops.

The blog works in every other way - my content displays fine.

The update went through and altered the database without error, so the structure looks fine to me, I think I might need to back it up and drop and recreate it entirely.

tobyhede · 04-02-2008, 11:31 PM

Deleting the database fixed the problem.

Very strange ...

03-28-2008, 04:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	Wordpress 'post' action no longer working My blog stopped working this morning. I went to post and I got a blank screen. No error. Just empty. It stalls on this page when I hit 'publish':/wp-admin/post.php Effects new posts as well as editing old posts. Anyone seen this before? I just wanted to check if there's an easy fix before I update wordpress.

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03-28-2008, 09:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
yogesh sarkar Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 98	Try and delete browser cache and try again, also it might be due to hosting issues because I haver personally seen this happen when server load is quite high.

03-30-2008, 02:00 AM	#3 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	I've checked, definitely not a cache issue and doesn't appear to be server related as the problem is persisting even without any load. Very strange. It looks like I might need to reinstall WP ... ?

03-30-2008, 05:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
jamestl2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: What of it? Posts: 724	What was the last plugin you installed when you started noticing the errors? Maybe a change in the code is causing the blank screen to appear. I'd try deactivating the last one and attempt to post again.

03-30-2008, 09:58 AM	#5 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	That's the weird thing, I haven't installed a plugin in ages. But there was a WP update that went through, maybe that broke it.

04-02-2008, 04:07 AM	#6 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	I just updated to WordPress 2.5 BUT I still can't POST!! Completely copied over the existing install ... so how the hell does that work?

04-02-2008, 04:14 AM	#7 (permalink)
jamestl2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: What of it? Posts: 724	What is the exact error? Is there any error message that appears or is just completely blank?

04-02-2008, 11:17 PM	#9 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	The screen is just completely blank. No error. It just hits post.php and stops. The blog works in every other way - my content displays fine. The update went through and altered the database without error, so the structure looks fine to me, I think I might need to back it up and drop and recreate it entirely.

04-02-2008, 11:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
tobyhede Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 182	Deleting the database fixed the problem. Very strange ...

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