Title: Installation 404, /wp-admin/install.php (Bluehost)
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Installation 404, /wp-admin/install.php (Bluehost)

 *  [shanio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanio/)
 * (@shanio)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/)
 * I’ve been working on installing WP onto my spankin’ new domain name intermittently
   all day, and I’m kinda frustrated now. I’ve read the Codex, and the Everyman’s
   WP Install PDF. I’ve deleted and recreated a mySQL database, checked the code,
   and tried and retried the database and username.
 * I’m on a Mac using TextEdit, Cyberduck, and Firefox. I’ve tried uploading the
   wp files to both the “home1” directory, and to a “blog” directory, but no matter
   what I try, when I attempt to run mydomain.com/wp-admin/install.php (or mydomain.
   com/blog/wp-admin/install.php), I get the following:
 * > The requested URL /wp-admin/install.php was not found on this server.
   > Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an 
   > ErrorDocument to handle the request.
 * I’ve checked to make sure install.php is in the wp-admin directory, and it is.
 * I know I’m probably missing something incredibly easy and/or stupid, but I’m 
   really hoping someone here can shed some light for me. Thanks!

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867777)
 * Are you uploading files to the public_html directory?
    Has your domain name had
   time to propagate?
 *  Thread Starter [shanio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanio/)
 * (@shanio)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867839)
 * I’ve owned the domain name for a few weeks, so I assume it’s had enough time.
 * I just tried the public_html folder, and this time I’m getting:
 * Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /home1/shanioco/public_html/
   wp-config.php on line 15
 *  Thread Starter [shanio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shanio/)
 * (@shanio)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867840)
 * Ok, figured out what was wrong with my code, but NOW I’m getting an error message
   from WP:
 * Error establishing a database connection
 * Making progress, though.
 *  [bernardborealis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardborealis/)
 * (@bernardborealis)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867870)
 * You’re getting there. You need to make sure your wp-config file has the correct
   settings in it. Using Bluehost your database will be something like username_database,
   and your username will be something like username_database. Make sure you get
   the right prefix to the database listed. Make sure your user has been added to
   the database and make sure that it has all permissions for the database.
 *  [Deepa7476](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepa7476/)
 * (@deepa7476)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867979)
 * Hi Shaino,
    This might be a bit irrelevent, but i would like to get in touch 
   with you.
 * It appears from this thread that you are using bluehost as your hosting partner.
   Theys also figure in my list of top 3. I would like to know your experience with
   bluehost, Is it possible to have the main site abc.com & abc/blog as subdomains?
   Do you recommend using them.
 * There seems to be no other way of getting in touch with you.
    Hence i am using
   this thread. Regards Deepa Govind
 *  [ccrest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccrest/)
 * (@ccrest)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867980)
 * Shanio,
 * I’ve been using BlueHost for years.
 * You can install WordPress automatically in 60 seconds from your cPanel.
 * I wrote an article that shows you how to [Install WordPress in 60 seconds](http://www.how-towordpress.com/how-to-wordpress/how-to-install-wordpress/install-wordpress-in-60-seconds/)
   for BlueHost.

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 * Last reply from: [ccrest](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ccrest/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-404-wp-admininstallphp-bluehost/#post-867980)
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