404 Error on WordPress install using 1&1 Hosting

  • parodytx

    (@parodytx)


    17 years, 6 months ago

    Hello all,

    Please help a newbie with installation.

    I have a domain on 1&1 webhosting, http://www.industrydoc.com.
    I switched it to linux hosting yesterday in order to install WordPress. (Needed to do this in order to get MySQL.)

    Created a MySQL database, got the name, user & pw.

    Downloaded the WordPress files, edited the wp_config_sample file as directed, except changed localhost to db1752.perfora.net (found this in a 1&1 help file.)

    Uploaded the files to the account to first a subdirectory named WordPress, then moved it all to root.

    All attempts to get to install.php in /wp-admin gets me a 404.

    Found a blog that recommended creating a .htaccess file containing php_value display_errors = "1"

    Still just a 404 file.

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    http://www.industrydoc.com/wp-admin/install.php

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  • buddha-trance

    (@buddha-trance)

    17 years, 6 months ago

    Because your site is new and you have no posts or pages to lose, why don’t you reinstall a fresh copy of WordPress straight to the root?

    Moving it from the “WordPress” subdirectory, to the root, may have caused some mis-configurations.

    I think this will save you time, rather than trying to figure out the fix.

    JeromeR

    (@jeromer)

    17 years, 3 months ago

    This is exactly the error I got, and I haven’t been able to fix it. I deleted everything, even the MySQL database, and started over. I put up a 1-page site, index.html, and took a breather of a few weeks, to screw up my courage.

    Today, I installed WordPress, again. After reinstalling, instead of a 404 error, I still get my 1-page website (index.html).

    WHAT is the missing step that will make the WordPress blog actually appear on my URL/site?

    -=- Jerome

    Samuel B

    (@samboll)

    17 years, 3 months ago

    I get my old, 1-page website (index.hmtl).

    rename or delete that so WordPress’ index.php can take over.

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