Title: "wp-admin/install.php" and "wp-config.php" cant be accessed(?)
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# "wp-admin/install.php" and "wp-config.php" cant be accessed(?)

 *  [lilblkraincloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilblkraincloud/)
 * (@lilblkraincloud)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-wp-admininstallphp/)
 * I am trying to install WordPress for the first time on my mac -_-
 * I’ve downloaded the given files and now I am trying to follow the instructions
   on the ReadMe file, but I can’t access “wp-admin/install.php” or “wp-config.php”.
   I have tried with Chrome and Safari. I keep getting the messages “server error”
   or “no connection established” or “you have not enabled php”.
 * 1) I tried running other files from the same server and they worked. 2) Of course
   there’s no connection because I haven’t installed it yet. 3) I opened other php
   files and they worked fine; plus, I did that whole crazy allow php code thing
   from terminal. I’ve searched forums and developer and html blogs etc. and I read
   through all the instructions in the ReadMe file.
 * The topics on this site that I’ve found seem to all be about the file being missing,
   rather than not having access. I’m pretty new to this so I could be missing something
   obvious, but if you could help me out that’d be great! Thank you in advance!

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 *  [Fleur](https://wordpress.org/support/users/annagee/)
 * (@annagee)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-wp-admininstallphp/#post-3093899)
 * Try downloading new wordpress zip files again, unzip the file and put it on your
   MAMP document root. when unzipping the folder, the files are automatically unzipped
   to a folder named wordpress.
 * Open wp-config-sample.php and change the config settings for the correct database(
   im assuming you already created the database). rename wp-config-sample.php to
   wp-config.php.
 * Go to browser and type localhost/wordpress/. If you followed everything then 
   you will be directed to the installation page.
 * I hope that helps. Im not a MAC user, but I guess the installation process is
   the same as with Windows. :))
 * ([http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP))
 *  Thread Starter [lilblkraincloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilblkraincloud/)
 * (@lilblkraincloud)
 * [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-wp-admininstallphp/#post-3093936)
 * How do I change the “config settings” for the correct database? What is the database?

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 * [enable PHP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/enable-php/)
 * [server-error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/server-error/)

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 * Last reply from: [lilblkraincloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lilblkraincloud/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-wp-admininstallphp/#post-3093936)
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