Title: Cannot access wp-admin/install.php
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Cannot access wp-admin/install.php

 *  [bakerstreet21b](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bakerstreet21b/)
 * (@bakerstreet21b)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wp-admininstallphp-1/)
 * I have tried to install WordPress on my mac using MAMP, I’ve filled in the root
   and root, created a database and everything but when i then type in localhost:
   8888/wp-admin.php I only get “Error establishing a database connection”. If I
   only type in the localhost:8888 I get a “link” that says “wordpress” and that
   does not work either. I have seen several people with similar problems but none
   with the exact same so all ideas are welcome. Also I’m new to this and don’t 
   really speak advanced computing so keep it simple.

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 *  [digibeast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digibeast/)
 * (@digibeast)
 * [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wp-admininstallphp-1/#post-7086630)
 * Okay, step by step, make sure you’ve done the following:
    1: Unzip WordPress 
   into the site folder you create (let’s call it “sherlock”) and place in the htdocs
   folder of the MAMP directory.
 * 2: Start MAMP if you haven’t done so already. Click Open Start Page which will
   open the start page in your browser. Click the phpmyadmin link to create a database.
 * 3: Click Database tab and type in the name (you choose) of your database in the
   box. I usually name it what I’m calling the site folder so I can distinguish 
   it later from others I’ve created. In this case “sherlock”. Click create.
 * 4: Go back to MAMP and click Preferences. Click the Ports tab and click Set Web&
   MySQL ports to 80 & 3306 (unless you know of a reason not to – since this is 
   new to you, stick with 80/3306.)
 * 5: Click on the Web Server tab. Click on the Select… button and point the document
   root to the site folder you installed WP into (sherlock). Click OK.
 * NOTE: For clarification we’ve name the site folder that WP was installed into
   and the database name both “sherlock” in this example.
 * 6: Go to your browser and type localhost (NOT localhost:8888 – we’re not using
   that port). WordPress should begin installing.
 * 7: Now enter the database name when prompted – sherlock, username – root, password–
   root, leave the other two boxes as they are. Click submit.
 * 8: Alright, Sparky! You can now run the install.
 * 9: Enter the admin username (guess which one I use…Yup, sherlock!) then a password,
   email, I click discourage search engine (which you’ll want to change when site
   goes live.
 * 10: Install WordPress…you’re done!
 * Double check that you’ve followed each of these steps during your setup. If you’re
   still unsure, use these steps to start again. It’s easy!
 * Scott
    “Your WordPress Tool” [scott@gatewooddigital.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wp-admininstallphp-1/scott@gatewooddigital.com?output_format=md)

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## Tags

 * [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-establishing-a-database-connection/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [digibeast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/digibeast/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-access-wp-admininstallphp-1/#post-7086630)
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