Title: Problem installing WP
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problem installing WP

 *  [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/)
 * I need help. I downloaded WP, unzipped, modified the wp_config_sample.php, saved
   it as wp_config.php, then ftp’d it into a folder on my site called “blog”. I 
   have a new host (Dot5Hosting). They support MySQL and PHP. Step #5 in the “5 
   minute install” says to run the wp_admin/install.php, which I loaded into my 
   browser by full address line, but get a 404 message. What am I doing wrong? I
   don’t get a page telling me any password. Please assist.

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198466)
 * When you unzipped the download, did it form 4 folders and everal files ?
 * The address would be wp-admin too, not wp_admin (though that’s probably just 
   a typo here)
 *  Thread Starter [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198470)
 * Yes, that is a typo. And yes, when I unzipped the download, it did form 4 folders
   and several files. I ftp’d all up to account.
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198494)
 * Didn’t you make the same typo when putting the URI in the address line?
 *  Thread Starter [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198496)
 * No, I had copy/pasted it…
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198497)
 * hmmm.. from where?
    Where did you find the `http://www.yoursite/blog/wp-admin/
   install.php` address to copy it?
 *  Thread Starter [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198570)
 * I copied it from Step #5 and pasted it into my URL. In other words, I put in 
   my URL up to that point, then pasted the rest. At any rate, I’m not even sure
   I filled in the wp-config.php file at this point. Here’s what it has:
    <?php //**
   MySQL settings ** // define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘alittlem_wpblog’); // The name of the
   database define(‘DB_USER’, ‘alittlem_wpblog’); // Your MySQL username define(‘
   DB_PASSWORD’, ‘*****’); // …and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99%
   chance you won’t need to change this value
 * // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple blogs in a single database.
   
   $table_prefix = ‘wp_’; // example: ‘wp_’ or ‘b2’ or ‘mylogin_’
 * // Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the
    // chosen
   language must be installed to wp-includes/languages. // For example, install 
   de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to ‘de’ // to enable German language
   support. define (‘WPLANG’, ”);
 * /* Stop editing */
 * define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__).’/’);
    require_once(ABSPATH.’wp-settings.
   php’); ?>
 * Note: I created a database in my control panel called “wpblog” before running
   wp-admin/install.php – I just don’t know why I’m not getting the admin and password
   so I can login!
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198575)
 * I suspect it’s the upload location ?
    If you want to email me with some ftp details,
   I’ll take a look for you.
 *  Thread Starter [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198578)
 * Upload location? Could be… I uploaded everything into [http://&#8230](http://&#8230);..
   com/blog. Should it have been loaded to the index?
 *  Thread Starter [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198579)
 * Sorry, I’m fairly new at this forum — where do I find your email?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198580)
 * OOps – tamba2 at gmail dot com
 *  Thread Starter [jeffjeff2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeffjeff2/)
 * (@jeffjeff2)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198583)
 * Will do – what info will be helpful to send you?
 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [21 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-installing-wp/#post-198585)
 * The ftp address / username / password
    I can then check what files are where 
   and if needed move any around. I’ll mail you back with my IM details so we can
   get this sorted smoothly and quickly. (And your details are safe – I’ve done 
   this loads of times 🙂 0

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