id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	severity	resolution	keywords	cc
18416	Version.php - Error 500	plugpress		"I installed a fresh copy of WordPress 3.2.1

When in the Admin section > Settings > General Settings and I save, I get an Error 500.

This server configuration is ok : it has PHP 5.2.10 and MySQL 5.0.

I debugged the code to see where the error was coming from.  As weird as it sounds, the error comes from:

File: `wp-includes/update.php`

Function : `_maybe_update_core`

Error line: `include (ABSPATH . WPINC . '/version.php'); // include an unmodified $wp_version`

As a developer, I know what you're thinking: WTF ?!  If I print something and exit before this line : no problem.  If I try to print something after this line, I get the error 500.  I checked the version.php error and it only contains variable.

I did a file_get_contents on the file and I could get the content.

Seriously, I really don't have any clue about what the problem is.

If needed, I can provide private credentials to this account so that tests can be run.

This error makes WordPress unusable.  The server has all requirements asked to run WordPress.

I also have other instances (3-4) of WordPress (before 3.2) that runs without any problems on the same server."	defect (bug)	closed	normal		General	3.2.1	major	invalid