Title: Server 500 error on install.php. phpinfo works
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Server 500 error on install.php. phpinfo works

 *  [rvsuper8](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvsuper8/)
 * (@rvsuper8)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-500-error-on-installphp-phpinfo-works/)
 * IIS 7, second wordpress install on this server to play with as a sandbox.
    Fresh
   directoy installed on the server. DB created. PHP handler mapped. Trying to load
   [install.php ](http://www.paradisemaintenance.net/wp-admin/install.php) [phpinfo ](http://www.paradisemaintenance.net/wp-admin/phpinfo.php)
   works Been messing with it for hours. Just cant get the install to load, or any
   other of the php files. Edited the config manually.

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 *  [Equal Web Creative](https://wordpress.org/support/users/equalwebcreative/)
 * (@equalwebcreative)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-500-error-on-installphp-phpinfo-works/#post-1611549)
 * I always get that everytime I try and install on IIS7. Just edit the wp-config-
   sample.php file manually and rename it to wp-config.php.
 *  [romac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romac/)
 * (@romac)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-500-error-on-installphp-phpinfo-works/#post-1611744)
 * Create a web.config file with the code below and place it into root.
 *     ```
       <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
       <configuration>
           <system.webServer>
               <directoryBrowse enabled="false" />
               <defaultDocument>
                   <files>
                       <clear />
                       <add value="index.html" />
                       <add value="index.htm" />
                       <add value="default.html" />
                       <add value="default.htm" />
                       <add value="index.php" />
                       <add value="index.py" />
                       <add value="index.pl" />
                       <add value="default.asp" />
                       <add value="default.aspx" />
                       <add value="index.asp" />
                       <add value="index.aspx" />
                       <add value="holding.html" />
                   </files>
               </defaultDocument>
               <httpErrors errorMode="Detailed" />
           </system.webServer>
       </configuration>
       ```
   

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [romac](https://wordpress.org/support/users/romac/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/server-500-error-on-installphp-phpinfo-works/#post-1611744)
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