Bobcares

No input file specified WordPress error : Easy fix!

by | Feb 15, 2020

While opening the WordPress website, are you stuck with error ‘No input file specified’?

Sometimes the WordPress website entirely becomes non-functional and shows a plain PHP message as ‘No input file specified’.

At Bobcares, we often get requests from our customers to fix WordPress errors as part of our Server Management Services.

Today, let’s get into the details on how our Support Engineers fix this.

 

Why do we see No input file specified error in WordPress?

Mostly, the No input file specified error shows up while loading the website after a migration.

This problem can be easily resolved by tweaking the PHP version,  correcting .htaccess file, disabling faulty plugins and so on.

For instance, the error appears as follows, while calling the website in the browser.

No input file specified WordPress error

Let’s now check in detail how our Support Engineers fix this problem.

 

Different methods to fix this error

At Bobcares, where we have more than a decade of expertise in managing servers, we see many customers face problems with WordPress websites.

Now, let’s see how our Support Engineers fix this error by tweaking the PHP version to the latest, updating .htaccess and so on.

 

1. Tweaking PHP version

Recently one of the customers approached with the error ‘No input file specified‘ while accessing the website. According to the customer’s request, the site was restored from the contents of the backup file. After this restoration, the website started showing this error.

On further analysis, we could trace that the website was running on version PHP 5.6, an old version. We then tweaked the PHP version to a higher one, PHP7.3.

Once the version has been tweaked to a higher one, the site loaded its contents properly and the error was removed.

 

2. Update .htaccess

Also, while updating to latest WordPress version, we may face the error due to incorrect rewrite rules. It fails in updating the .htaccess file with correct mod_rewrite rules.

So, we take a look at the user’s .htaccess file to ensure the file has been named correctly and that it’s properly configured for mod_rewrite as following.

No input file specified WordPress error

We add this code in the .htaccess file and save it.

We can also either try opening the wp-admin link and go to Settings > Permalink. Then without changing anything, we click the save button. Then WordPress will automatically create new .htaccess for the site.

That fixes the problem.

 

3. Disabling faulty plugins

In some cases, certain plugins cause the website to showcase the same error. Another customer who was having the error was rectified by renaming the plugin directory completely.

Thereafter we identified and found the faulty plugin which caused the error.

We then disabled the plugin, which in turn fixed the error and website loaded perfectly.

 

[Having trouble with ‘No input file specified’ error on the WordPress website? – Our Experts are available 24/7.]

 

Conclusion

In short, the fix for ‘No input file specified’ error on the WordPress website includes tweaking PHP version to the latest, updating rewrite rules, disabling faulty plugins, etc. Today, we saw how our Support Engineers fix the error for our customers.

PREVENT YOUR SERVER FROM CRASHING!

Never again lose customers to poor server speed! Let us help you.

Our server experts will monitor & maintain your server 24/7 so that it remains lightning fast and secure.

GET STARTED

var google_conversion_label = "owonCMyG5nEQ0aD71QM";

0 Comments

Submit a Comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Never again lose customers to poor
server speed! Let us help you.

Privacy Preference Center

Necessary

Necessary cookies help make a website usable by enabling basic functions like page navigation and access to secure areas of the website. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.

PHPSESSID - Preserves user session state across page requests.

gdpr[consent_types] - Used to store user consents.

gdpr[allowed_cookies] - Used to store user allowed cookies.

PHPSESSID, gdpr[consent_types], gdpr[allowed_cookies]
PHPSESSID
WHMCSpKDlPzh2chML

Statistics

Statistic cookies help website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting information anonymously.

_ga - Preserves user session state across page requests.

_gat - Used by Google Analytics to throttle request rate

_gid - Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how you use the website.

smartlookCookie - Used to collect user device and location information of the site visitors to improve the websites User Experience.

_ga, _gat, _gid
_ga, _gat, _gid
smartlookCookie
_clck, _clsk, CLID, ANONCHK, MR, MUID, SM

Marketing

Marketing cookies are used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

IDE - Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report the website user's actions after viewing or clicking one of the advertiser's ads with the purpose of measuring the efficacy of an ad and to present targeted ads to the user.

test_cookie - Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies.

1P_JAR - Google cookie. These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates.

NID - Registers a unique ID that identifies a returning user's device. The ID is used for serving ads that are most relevant to the user.

DV - Google ad personalisation

_reb2bgeo - The visitor's geographical location

_reb2bloaded - Whether or not the script loaded for the visitor

_reb2bref - The referring URL for the visit

_reb2bsessionID - The visitor's RB2B session ID

_reb2buid - The visitor's RB2B user ID

IDE, test_cookie, 1P_JAR, NID, DV, NID
IDE, test_cookie
1P_JAR, NID, DV
NID
hblid
_reb2bgeo, _reb2bloaded, _reb2bref, _reb2bsessionID, _reb2buid

Security

These are essential site cookies, used by the google reCAPTCHA. These cookies use an unique identifier to verify if a visitor is human or a bot.

SID, APISID, HSID, NID, PREF
SID, APISID, HSID, NID, PREF