Title: PHP error
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# PHP error

 *  [lindseeeeee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindseeeeee/)
 * (@lindseeeeee)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/)
 * I’ve seen questions related to this a few other times, but I wan’t able to understand
   the solutions. Mostly people just updated the thread to say they figured it out,
   so I suspect I’m missing something pretty basic.
 * When trying to run the five minute install, wp-admin/install.php opens in my 
   browser as code with the error:
 * <h2>Error: PHP is not running</h2>
    <p>WordPress requires that your web server
   is running PHP. Your server does not have PHP installed, or PHP is turned off.
   </p> </body>
 * I know that my hosting service (laughing squid) does work with WordPress and 
   that apache is installed on my computer. I went through httpd.conf and confirmed
   that everything looks like it should there.
 * I suspect there’s probably some in between step I’ve missed that would have resolved
   this issue, but I’ve been messing with it all last night and this morning, and
   I just can’t figure out what it is.
 * Thanks for any help.

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 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/#post-3802254)
 * Are you trying to install WordPress on your server (laughing squid) or your local
   computer? They are not related to each other – you don’t need WP on your computer
   to use it on a live (server) site.
 *  Thread Starter [lindseeeeee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindseeeeee/)
 * (@lindseeeeee)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/#post-3802284)
 * I did download it to my computer.
 * The instructions say to upload everything (to your computer, I assume?) and then
   open wp-admin/instal.php in your browser…and that’s were I’m stuck.
 * At that point, I’m getting a browser full of code which includes that error message,
   rather than the form page that I think normally would show up.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/#post-3802287)
 * You don’t need ANYTHING installed on your computer if you are using WP on a live
   hosted server – that’s what laughing squid is – you do have a site there – or
   that’s what you are setting up?). You need to install WP on the server.
 *  Thread Starter [lindseeeeee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lindseeeeee/)
 * (@lindseeeeee)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/#post-3802418)
 * Thanks! That’s what I’m setting up.
 * I’m having a hard time finding instructions that are beginning enough for me 
   to follow.
 * So I’ve been working with this, and I’ve followed steps 1-4.1, I think correctly,
 * [https://laughingsquid.us/faq/wordpress/install/](https://laughingsquid.us/faq/wordpress/install/)
 * I’ve not yet gotten step 4.2 to work, and I haven’t quite figured out what I’ve
   done wrong yet, but I am making (slow) progress.
 *  [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * (@wpyogi)
 * [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/#post-3802419)
 * What’s your domain name?

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [WPyogi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpyogi/)
 * Last activity: [13 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-error-41/#post-3802419)
 * Status: not resolved

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