Title: Error 404 when installing WordPress Last modified: July 18, 2018 --- # Error 404 when installing WordPress * [jocital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jocital/) * (@jocital) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/) * I’m trying to install WordPress on the subdomain above. I did a manual install using Filezilla. I created a new database on cPanel and added a new user with all permissions. I edited wp-config-sample.php with my database information and resaved it as wp-config.php. Then when I go to my site to complete the install, I get this: * Not Found The requested URL / was not found on this server. * Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. * Apache/2.2.25 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.25 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_bwlimited/1.4 Server at intranet.leicscab.org.uk Port 80 * I haven’t even managed to access the site yet to affect permalink settings, but I tried creating a .htaccess file, which changed the message to Error 500. * After 2 days trying to sort this out I am completely stumped! Any help you can give would be amazing. * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Ferror-404-when-installing-wordpress-2%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [JNashHawkins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jnashhawkins/) * (@jnashhawkins) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-10505683) * Did you tell DNS Where that sub-domain resides with an ‘A’ record? Or did you‘ wildcard’ the root domain? * Did you tell cPanel about the sub-domain? * When you told cPanel about the sub-domain did you set the web root properly so it can find the site’s content? * Did you do a sub-directory install under that web root by accident? It’s okay but if you did then you need to either move it or else follow these directions [https://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](https://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory) * Thread Starter [jocital](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jocital/) * (@jocital) * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-10525779) * Oh my God, that’s done it. It was a subdomain issue. I installed WordPress in the subdomain folder and updated the database details and now I’m in. THANK YOU so much :))) * [tien-nguyen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tien-nguyen/) * (@tien-nguyen) * [7 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-10672322) * You should set this ticket as resolved so people will not waste the time to read the comment again and again. Thank you. * [skywaymedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skywaymedia/) * (@skywaymedia) * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-11245930) * Good day… I installed WordPress on my server (1and1.com). I did a manual install using Cyberduck. The install completed well…. then I get this error ‘HTTP Error 404.0 – Not Found The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.’. Please help. - This reply was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by [skywaymedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skywaymedia/). - This reply was modified 7 years, 3 months ago by [skywaymedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skywaymedia/). * [komakwp.ir](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mehrdadwp/) * (@mehrdadwp) * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-11332222) * add code to before .htacess * # BEGIN WordPress RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME}!- d RewriteRule . /index.php [L] # END WordPress * [tha81tha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tha81tha/) * (@tha81tha) * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-11450103) * greetings, * I created a website on and I installed WordPress. I was hoping the website would appear when I searched for the domain name I initially created, only to found that I had to add “/wp” at the end of the domain name for it to appear. I then went to general settings on my website and change the WordPress URL and I tried to delete ‘/wp’ and the page was redirected to error404. I then followed these steps trying to solve the problem: * Go to phpMyAdmin and select the database for the website. Go to the “wp_options” table and edit the first option (option_name: siteurl) from “whatever” to “your site URL”. * In the same “wp_options” table, look for “option_name: home” and change the URL there too. * Now, rename your current .htaccess file to .htaccess_old and create a new blank. htaccess * Go to the URL and update the database when the system asks you to. let’s see whether it helps you or not! * this helped with the home page, but I am still getting error 404 in the “about, blog and contact” * Please help Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Error 404 when installing WordPress’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 5 replies * 6 participants * Last reply from: [tha81tha](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tha81tha/) * Last activity: [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-404-when-installing-wordpress-2/#post-11450103) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics