Title: Apache vs Windows Install
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Apache vs Windows Install

 *  [schnieber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schnieber/)
 * (@schnieber)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/)
 * I sent my ISP the list of requiresments and they responded that they support 
   WordPress but that I needed to get the Windows version because they don’t support
   Apache modules on their Windows servers. I tried the install but get a fatal 
   error. Not sure, can I install it like they say or not?

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 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/#post-205422)
 * There is no “Windows” version of WordPress, in the sense that the download will
   install on Windows, or Unix/Linux, or Mac, or just about any server host with
   PHP and MySQL. The “Apache modules” would only relate to setting up custom permalinks,
   which is not required to use WordPress.
 * What is the exact error you’re getting, and when during the installation?
 *  Thread Starter [schnieber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schnieber/)
 * (@schnieber)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/#post-205428)
 * Thank you for your reply, makes me feel good that I can continue to hope to test
   drive WordPress.
 * When I execute the install.php I get the following.
 * Fatal error: Call to undefined function: get_bloginfo() in c:\websites\schnieber403\
   schnieber.com\wordpress\wp-includes\wp-db.php on line 304
 *  [Kafkaesqui](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kafkaesqui/)
 * (@kafkaesqui)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/#post-205434)
 * Oh, *that* error…
 * The bug report on this:
    [http://mosquito.wordpress.org/view.php?id=1353](http://mosquito.wordpress.org/view.php?id=1353)
 * and best solution (download this wp-includes/wp-db.php and replace your current
   one with it) :
 * [http://trac.wordpress.org/file/trunk/wp-includes/wp-db.php?rev=2598&format=raw](http://trac.wordpress.org/file/trunk/wp-includes/wp-db.php?rev=2598&format=raw)
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/#post-205441)
 * I moved my site about four times in the past week and saw that error each time.
   In the end, it was because my wp-config.php file was not pointing to the correct
   database, or was pointing to no database whatsoever.
 *  Thread Starter [schnieber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schnieber/)
 * (@schnieber)
 * [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/#post-205444)
 * THANK YOU!!!
 * Yes, so easy, once I got this far.
 * Up and Running!!!

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 * [apache](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/apache/)
 * [modules](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/modules/)
 * [windows](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/windows/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [schnieber](https://wordpress.org/support/users/schnieber/)
 * Last activity: [21 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/apache-vs-windows-install/#post-205444)
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