Title: Accessing install.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Accessing install.php

 *  [digriz60](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digriz60/)
 * (@digriz60)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/)
 * I know I’m referencing the right path, but for some reason I get a 404 error 
   when trying to call install.php the first time. I’m hosted on GoDaddy (know about
   the problems with that one…), switched over to Linux hosting, uploaded all my
   files to the base directory for my current blogger blog. When I try to use my
   browser to go to [http://myblog.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://myblog.com/wp-admin/install.php)
   no dice 404 error. Would this have something to do with blogger or GD? I can 
   get to a stats page that is in a subdir off the root, so its not like I’m referencing
   the wrong path or have restrictred access to subdirs.
 * TIA

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318122)
 * _uploaded all my files to the base directory for my current blogger blog_
    Why?
   I mean why not give WP its own directory and have a clean install?
 *  Thread Starter [digriz60](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digriz60/)
 * (@digriz60)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318123)
 * Wouldn’t that change my domain then? People wouldn’t go simply to blahblahblah.
   com, they’d have to go to blahblahblah.com/wp, right? I have an already established
   blog, so continuity is important. That is, unless I’m misunderstanding something.
 * Thanks!
 *  [vaamyob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vaamyob/)
 * (@vaamyob)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318124)
 * maybe your .htaccess is rewriting your request.
 * What does it look like ?
 *  Thread Starter [digriz60](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digriz60/)
 * (@digriz60)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318127)
 * Sorry, not familiar with that file, where is .htaccess located? I did notice 
   if I just try to point my browser to xxxx/wp-admin, it changes the address to
   wp%2Damdin
 *  Thread Starter [digriz60](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digriz60/)
 * (@digriz60)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318128)
 * Follow up: GoDad takes several hours to change hosting types, will this error
   occur if it is still on ASP model and not cut over to PHP?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318129)
 * Well, if you want “continuity” first you have to install it, then you have to
   import the blogger posts and if everything works you can still move it where 
   you want in 3-4 easy steps.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last activity: [20 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-installphp/#post-318129)
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