Title: Internal Error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Internal Error

 *  Resolved [Exploiter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploiter/)
 * (@exploiter)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/)
 * when i go to install word press for the first time via FTP ( Filezilla ) I notice
   that at the bottom of “create a configuration file”
    There is :
 * “Internal Server Error
 * The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to
   complete your request.
 * Please contact the server administrator, [cgiadmin@yourhostingaccount.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/cgiadmin@yourhostingaccount.com?output_format=md)
   and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done
   that may have caused the error.
 * More information about this error may be available in the server error log.
 * [http://goo.gl/2f6xb](http://goo.gl/2f6xb)
 * now i spoke to my host about this and they said the had duplicated the error 
   i got and notice it as well so they downloaded the latest version of word press
   and tried the install as well and saw the Internal Server error and told me that
   it is not the server .. that its the word press files and that i should ignore
   that error and continue with the install…
 * i could continue but …i never saw that error before under the ” create a configuration
   file ” and i have installed word press hundreds of times…
 * I need to know what is causing this and how i can get rid of it/fix it.
 * now when i choose to ignore this error and proceed with the install:
 * “Welcome to WordPress. Before getting started, we need some information on the
   database. You will need to know the following items before proceeding.”
 * I enter my database info and i get the error :
 * [http://goo.gl/NKMT5](http://goo.gl/NKMT5)
 * i can see this as a permission error ..but when i look at the permissions i see
   that all files permissions are set right …
 * anyways i go ahead and create it my self and i am able to install word press….
   
   i guess i should just be happy about that … but that Internal Server error is
   eating at me …any ideas?

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 *  [flashrebel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/flashrebel/)
 * (@flashrebel)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500271)
 * Hi, That is not real error, check [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
 * Just follow what is writen in that ”error” press c**reate configuration file**
   and you will stay without error
 *  Thread Starter [Exploiter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploiter/)
 * (@exploiter)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500291)
 * thanks ..i just never saw that error before ..i didn’t want to bypass it then
   later on come accross an error thinking it was me
 *  [M Asif Rahman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/asif2bd/)
 * (@asif2bd)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500299)
 * Probably new server does not have mod-rewrite active in php. Are you able to 
   edit theme from WordPress dashboard. In my guess is right then you will not be
   able to edit theme and use auto update or auto plugin install feature.
 *  Thread Starter [Exploiter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploiter/)
 * (@exploiter)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500311)
 * i have full access to the php.ini will that be of any help ?
    my host is Ipage
 * I am able to do auto update ..and auto install plugins and themes
 *  Thread Starter [Exploiter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploiter/)
 * (@exploiter)
 * [13 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500312)
 * or maybe because I am using php 5.3.
 * it says ,
 * “PHP 5.3 introduced significant positive changes to PHP. However, some older 
   applications may not work with PHP 5.3, as some php.ini directives are not compatible
   with PHP 5.3+ (e.g register_globals or cgi.force_redirect). If you are having
   issues, PHP 5.2 is available for backwards compatibility. ”
 *  Thread Starter [Exploiter](https://wordpress.org/support/users/exploiter/)
 * (@exploiter)
 * [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500364)
 * Thanks

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 * 6 replies
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 * Last activity: [13 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-5/#post-3500364)
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