Opened 15 years ago
Closed 15 years ago
#14350 closed defect (bug) (invalid)
Login form constant refresh blocking login due to install.php not deleted
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| Milestone: | Priority: | normal | |
| Severity: | normal | Version: | 3.0 |
| Component: | Upgrade/Install | Keywords: | close |
| Focuses: | Cc: |
Description
In WPMU the final page of install had a warning a long way down the screen, that the /wp-admin/install.php file had to be deleted or renamed before the new site could be used.
Failing to do that blocked all login attempts, and simply reloaded the login screen with no warnings to say why.
In WP 3.0 (new install) the same login behaviour occurs, but there is no warning on the final install screen to delete / rename the install.php file, nor any in the readme or codex.
Proposed - the final install screen needs the warning used in WPMU reintroduced, but in a page position where it is obvious (not 3 screen heights of scrolling down the page) - in the excitement of successfully installing a new site, it is easy to overlook such post-install details. Codex and readme also needs this stated clearly.
Preferably, the install routine should rename the install.php to something like install-done.php automatically, to prevent these problems and reduce user actions / improve the UX and reduce support threads in the forums.
Change History (3)
#1
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15 years ago
- Keywords reporter-feedback added; install.php installation routine login.php blocked login documentation removed
#2
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↑ description
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15 years ago
- Keywords close added; reporter-feedback removed
Replying to gazouteast:
In WPMU the final page of install had a warning a long way down the screen, that the /wp-admin/install.php file had to be deleted or renamed before the new site could be used.
The MU install instructions (or readme) suggested you remove /index-install.php. However, there was no requirement to remove it.
index-install.php is nonexistent in 3.0.
MU had some issues in terms of how secure index-install was, but install.php does not need to be renamed in WordPress and we do not recommend editing or renaming core files. If you go to install.php on an installed site, you'll get a notice clearly telling you WordPress is already installed. Additionally, Tools > Network is its own script, and is unrelated to install.php.
The login form refresh during a network installation (Tools > Network) has nothing to do with this (see #12142), and I honestly have no idea what the link between the two is.