Title: “Already Installed” problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# “Already Installed” problem

 *  [meji](https://wordpress.org/support/users/meji/)
 * (@meji)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/)
 * So, I just got myself a domain called “meji.se”, and I thought that I would install
   WordPress there.
    I downloaded the _.zip_ folder, and followed the instructions
   that was written down in it, but as I upload them to my FTP server (Through the
   program SmartFTP) and try to install it with “install.php”, it just shows me 
   [**this**](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v660/meijerem/wordpressscreendump.png)
   message over and over again. Anyone know where I did go wrong?
 * Also, this might help out a little:
    _I’m on a Windows Vista 32bit Using Mozilla
   Firefox 3.0.6
 * Please, help me solve this.

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/#post-993082)
 * hi,
    you need to install or activate PHP
 *  [enlightened](https://wordpress.org/support/users/enlightened/)
 * (@enlightened)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/#post-993191)
 * I have the exact same problem, WordPress is installed in a file within a html
   site. Can any one tell me what Samboll means? How do you install or activate 
   PHP? What would the process be to some one like me who has never done this before?
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/#post-993193)
 * ask your host if there is not a place to do it in your control panel
 *  [carand3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carand3/)
 * (@carand3)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/#post-993223)
 * I do not think it is as simple. I have the same problem. PHP is activated. I 
   installed wordpress before on two other sites with no problems at all. But at
   my new site I downloaded the wp 2.7.1. could it be that I am using the same database,
   but different user?
    I spent a whole morning already cleaning out and reinstalling,
   so it could be that in the process something got fouled up. Appreciate your comment.
 *  [carand3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carand3/)
 * (@carand3)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/#post-993225)
 * After mycomment, I decided to use a new database and user name and the problem
   was solved. I have wordpress now installed in the root. another lesson learned.

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 * [installed](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installed/)
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 * 5 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [carand3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/carand3/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/already-installed-problem-1/#post-993225)
 * Status: not resolved

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