Title: Installing WordPress
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Installing WordPress

 *  [tui@wavecomms.co.nz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuiwavecommsconz/)
 * (@tuiwavecommsconz)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-24/)
 * I have two problems:
    1. I left the config sample php file in when I transfered
   the files to my host and now I can’t delete it as ‘Permission denied’. How do
   I delete it. I’m using Filezilla.
 * 2. I have tried to load a couple of different themes but after unpacking the 
   files I get a message saying ‘Cound not create directory’. What to do?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-24/#post-4273789)
 * You (your web user account) should be able to create, delete, and modify any 
   file or directory located in public_html. Contact your hosts support group and
   give them the information you just provided here. They may need to look into 
   the file ownership and permissions on your web space.
 *  [manavkumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manavkumar/)
 * (@manavkumar)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-24/#post-4273820)
 * **1:** just change the file permission 777 for config file after that you will
   be able to delete the file.
 * **2:** unpacking the theme on your system and then upload it in theme folder 
   using Filezilla and then enable the theme from wp-admin or you can upload zip
   file directly from your C-panel and unzip it (for more details [click here](http://online.ausweb.com.au/clients/knowledgebase/37/Upload-and-Unzipping-zip-and-gz-files-in-cPanel.html)).
 *  Thread Starter [tui@wavecomms.co.nz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tuiwavecommsconz/)
 * (@tuiwavecommsconz)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-24/#post-4273849)
 * I tried changing the permission to 777 but still could not delete the file. Will
   do as Clayton suggests and try the host support group.
    Thanks for the comments.
 *  [manavkumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manavkumar/)
 * (@manavkumar)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-24/#post-4273858)
 * Now you have to contact your hosting provider.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [manavkumar](https://wordpress.org/support/users/manavkumar/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-24/#post-4273858)
 * Status: not resolved

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