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URGENT - Wordpress install.php refuses to run.

by MikeHayes
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Every time I try to run http//w......../wp-admin/install.php I get a download window and not the install page. Any ideas out there? I've installed WP several times and this never happened.

Mike
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  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    Your server isn't set up to run PHP?
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  • Profile picture of the author lisag
    Three things to look at:

    1. Look at the downloaded file and see if it has <?PHP opening tag. Not just <? but <?PHP. If not, change it and reupload.

    2. If that's not it. Create a php file of any name and put this in it:

    Code:
    <?PHP
print phpinfo();
die;
?>
    Run it and you should see a bunch of (maybe) interesting stuff. But the key is to see if the file executes or not.

    If not...
    Post your .htaccess file here and let me take a peek at it.

    If there is nothing wrong, then your host will need to kick your server or see what happened to the php processor.

    Good luck.

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    • Profile picture of the author hlvasquez
      Are you installing wordpress in your computer as localhost or are you installing it at your webhosting server?

      Check this:

      1. Ensure that Apache and MySQL services are running.

      2. Check your PHP version.

      3. Check your http.conf file:
      - ServerName: localhost.localdomain (in case you are running it locally)
      - AllowOverride All in Directory
      - LoadModule rewrite_module modules/mod_rewrite.so without comment.

      If you want to try a fresh install again, delete your current wordpress mysql database and create a new one, delete the files wp-config.php and htaccess

      good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author MikeHayes
      Thanks everyone. Lisa, I tried the test.php and it worked in all directories and now my install program works so I guess they did something at the server end.

      Thanks again.

      Mike
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