Title: Installation Unable to execute /…/wp-admin/install.php: Exec format err
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Installation Unable to execute /…/wp-admin/install.php: Exec format err

 *  [chip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip/)
 * (@chip)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-unable-to-execute-wp-admininstallphp-exec-format-err/)
 * Unable to execute /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/leeslegacy.com/cgi-bin/wp-admin/
   install.php: Exec format error.
 * Here is the error that I get.
 * I have uploaded all the files to cgi-bin subdirectory.
    Modified the config file
   accordingly. Changed permissions to greater than required. Created a database
   using the Command Console of the website and can access it with phpMyAdmin which
   is loaded on the server. Created a user and have used the database name and user
   and password created for that database in the config file.
 * I get the above error message and am unsure where to turn.

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 *  [Jon Dingman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdingman/)
 * (@jdingman)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-unable-to-execute-wp-admininstallphp-exec-format-err/#post-231021)
 * As far as I know, the wp-admin folder should NOT be under cgi-bin, it should 
   be under domain.com/<your wp install>/wp-admin
 * <your wp install> could be under the root, I personally use /wp/ so it looks 
   like domain.com/wp/wp-admin
 *  Thread Starter [chip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip/)
 * (@chip)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-unable-to-execute-wp-admininstallphp-exec-format-err/#post-231030)
 * Your correct – and the instalaltion is starting. I let you know about the next
   road block. Who would have thought.
 *  Thread Starter [chip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/chip/)
 * (@chip)
 * [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-unable-to-execute-wp-admininstallphp-exec-format-err/#post-231031)
 * Installation all done – I hate it when I make things more complicated than they
   need to be . Thanks for the support – jdingm

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-unable-to-execute-wp-admininstallphp-exec-format-err/#post-231031)
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