Title: Error 404 – Cannot find file
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error 404 – Cannot find file

 *  [alexia2501](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexia2501/)
 * (@alexia2501)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-cannot-find-file/)
 * I’m trying to install a fresh version of WordPress on a completely clean server.
   It runs PHP and MySql, and apparently ran WordPress a few years ago.
 * After cleaning everything out, I did a fresh install by editing the config file
   as the instructions state, and putting all of the files and folders in the root
   directory. But every time I try to finish the installation it gives me a giant
   whopping 404 message, and I can’t seem to get around it no matter what I do. 
   I’ve double and triple checked everything, there’s not a single bit of information
   out of place, so why can’t I finish the installation?
 * Edit: Never mind, there was a space in one of the entry fields that I had overlooked.
   Let it be a warning to all: three am is not the time to do computer work that
   needs a little bit of brain work.

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