Title: Accessing wp-admin/install.php leads to HTTP Error 404
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Accessing wp-admin/install.php leads to HTTP Error 404

 *  [Z_Everson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/z_everson/)
 * (@z_everson)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-wp-admininstallphp-leads-to-http-error-404/)
 * Good evening—
 * I’m trying to install WordPress 3.1.3 at [ccky.org/development](http://ccky.org/development).
   I’ve followed the instructions on the [Five-minute install](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous_5-Minute_Install),
   but when I access [wp-admin/install.php](http://ccky.org/development/wp-admin/install.php)
   I just get “HTTP Error 404: File or directory not found.”
 * I verified with tech support at the site’s hosting company that the name of the
   database, database username, database passwords, and MySQL host name are correct.
   Also, I created the MySQL database about 90 minutes ago, but the rep said it 
   was empty. Should it take longer to propagate?
 * On a subsequent call, he suggested I move /development into /html. Now when accessing
   [wp-admin/install.php](http://ccky.org/development/wp-admin/install.php) the 
   browser just is all white, as is a visit to [login.php](http://ccky.org/development/login.php).
 * Any suggestions for how I can get this WordPress installed on this site? Thanks!

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 *  [lmarrie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lmarrie/)
 * (@lmarrie)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-wp-admininstallphp-leads-to-http-error-404/#post-2151681)
 * I think I can answer this LOL. Make sure that in your root directory you have
   an index.php file and that there is not an index.html that will surely give you
   the white screen.
 *  Thread Starter [Z_Everson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/z_everson/)
 * (@z_everson)
 * [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-wp-admininstallphp-leads-to-http-error-404/#post-2151819)
 * Thanks lmarrie. The root folder has neither file, but the html one (in which 
   I uploaded the development folder) does have an index.html file that’s part of
   the current Frontpage site (it’s not blank, bur rather contains a lot of content).
   There is no index.php file. Should I just create a blank one using TextEdit and
   upload it to the site?

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)
 * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/)
 * [wp-admin/install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wp-admininstall/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Z_Everson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/z_everson/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/accessing-wp-admininstallphp-leads-to-http-error-404/#post-2151819)
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