Title: install.php not working Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # install.php not working * [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/) * ok, here is the deal i am new to doing this but fairly smart * **running windows 7 apache 2.2 mysql 5.1.44 php 5.3.2 wordpress 2.9.2 * apache is working with php for sure as I created the test.php and it spit out the php info * my old htmlcss.html (web page) file opens in the document root directory and externally using the web url. ( which I am going to be changing to the wordpress, which is what caused this question ) so i know that apache is runing properly * **opened mysql** mysql>create database databasexyz; mysql> CREATE USER ‘userxyz’@’localhost’ IDENTIFIED BY ‘passxyz’; mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON dataxyz.* TO ‘userxyz’@’localhost’- > WITH GRANT OPTION; mysql> FLUSH PRIVILEGES; * **went to the wp-config.php ( opened with notepad)** located in the documentroot directory specified by apache httpd.conf * edited the following lines * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘databasexyz’); * /** MySQL database username */ define(‘DB_USER’, ‘userxyz’); * /** MySQL database password */ define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘passxyz’); * /** MySQL hostname */ define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); * /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */ define(‘DB_CHARSET’,‘ utf8’); * /** The Database Collate type. Don’t change this if in doubt. */ define(‘DB_COLLATE’,”); * (generated my keys copied and pasted in) * $table_prefix = ‘wp_’; define (‘WPLANG’, ‘en’); * saved all of my files to the document root directory (minus the wordpress folder) then tried to open the install.php file under wp-admin * “http 500 internal service error” * What Have I done Wrong Here? or do you need more information. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424602) * typo on dataxyz “should be “databasexyz” on grant priv line, was not error during setup but during post only * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424606) * discovered the missing ?> in wordpress2.9.2 wp-config-sample.php at download point at the end. from another post this didnt fix my issue though. * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424608) * ok , i should start by saying i dont know much about the php language and syntax, i feel there is something wtong with my install.php file, kind of did from the start. here is the text when I open it in an editor. (no editing was done) * [**Mod Note:** Chunk of code removed. If you want to post large blocks of code, please use a [pastebin](http://wordpress.pastebin.ca/).] * when I opened it it was crammed up onto 7 lines in the notepad, I renamed my install.php install.bak.php.txt and then I created a text file and copied this back into it, this displayed like a proper php file now. same error persists * [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/) * (@mrmist) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424609) * Hi. If it’s editing issues, then Wordpad (not word) is slightly better than notepad, downloading Vim for windows might be even better. * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424610) * well its not that, I thought i would try other releases, none seem to pass through the install.php file. * thanx mrmist. but this appears to be somthing with mysql settings i changed localhost to something else and get an error saying it cant find the mysql… so I know its running, just cant figure this out my user name / pass and database are all correct. * [mrmist](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mrmist/) * (@mrmist) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424612) * Try turning off fany errors in IE so you can see the real error message, or look at your web server error logs to see more info about the error. * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424684) * my server access log * 172.16.1.63 – – [14/Mar/2010:12:51:36 -0600] “GET /wp-admin/install.php HTTP/ 1.1” 500 – * server error log * [Sun Mar 14 13:19:27 2010] [error] [client 172.16.1.63] File does not exist: C:/www/favicon.ico * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424685) * sorry i had tried it again later here is the error from the right time its the same one but i know how we like to have the exact log * [Sun Mar 14 12:51:02 2010] [error] [client 172.16.1.63] File does not exist: C:/www/favicon.ico * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424708) * I know this is probably not related but like I said i am new, and its possible * I read the following : * Problem: After updating the blog to WP 2.7 everything was running smooth. But when opening some of the plugin setting pages the server responded with a “500 Internal Server Error” – especially when using plugins like “XML Sitemap Generator for WordPress” or when uploading pictures. When I activated the “StatPress Reloaded”- plugin non of the admin section was accessible anymore. * Diagnosis: PHP is running out of memory. * Solution: If you are running your own root, dedicated or virtual server this is an easy bugfix: You just have to change the php.ini of your server and provide more memory to your PHP installation. On a shared hosting server – like at the webhosting solutions at 1and1 you often don’t have access to that central php. ini. But there is an easy workaround: Create a text file and name it “php.ini”( without the quotes 😉 ) and with a single line of code in it: * memory=20MB * This file has to be placed into the directory /wp-admin/ within your WordPress installation. * going to try this when I get home….. stuck @ work right now, but if anyone knows something better I am willing to try that also * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424715) * as for the favicon.ico error i found editing the conf file in apache may fix this add the following . * # Don’t bother looking for favicon.ico Redirect 404 /favicon.ico * # Don’t bother sending the custom error page for favicon.ico ErrorDocument 404 “No favicon * as always im a noob, this is third hand knowledge….. correct me if you know more about it. * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424717) * heh, I know posting my own fixes are lame… but i forget fast, and no one has responded to my post in a while either. * think I may actually have found the real source of my issue * Vista Note: Because of missing or insufficient write permissions in “C:\Program Files”, we recommend to use alternate folder ( found on another site ) * Windows 7 ( I installed everything to the generic program files (x86) directory.) Its so new I might just pull it all all the system and start over with a custom directory for all my stuff. * Thread Starter [n1lore](https://wordpress.org/support/users/n1lore/) * (@n1lore) * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424767) * fixed it myself, downloaded xampp and reinstalled everything…. now just a theme issue trouble to work through and i am done * [th3duk3](https://wordpress.org/support/users/th3duk3/) * (@th3duk3) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424827) * Was experiencing the same problem for days. Finally found a solution here: * [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/374177?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/374177?replies=3) * Turns out that you must use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost in the wp-config.php file. * Thanks Steve! * [Paul](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pcgrejaldo/) * (@pcgrejaldo) * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424828) * > Was experiencing the same problem for days. Finally found a solution here: > [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/374177?replies=3](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/374177?replies=3) > Turns out that you must use 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost in the wp-config. > php file. > Thanks Steve! * Yes, this is true especially if you’re running Windows 7 OS, haven’t experienced this with Vista but if anyone experiences this with the latter OS mentioned, try this fix first. * [josephting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephting/) * (@josephting) * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424860) * Or you can overwrite the localhost with 127.0.0.1 permanently by editing hosts file at %WINDIR%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts, open up with notepad (run as administrator) and add 1 line that is: * `127.0.0.1 localhost` * Or there might already has this line but has been commented out by #. Simply uncomment it by removing # and save the file. * Then it should work with localhost. 😉 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘install.php not working’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 15 replies * 5 participants * Last reply from: [josephting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/josephting/) * Last activity: [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-not-working-2/#post-1424860) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics