Title: “wp-admin/install.php” Not in the folder!
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# “wp-admin/install.php” Not in the folder!

 *  [KingCreole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcreole/)
 * (@kingcreole)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-not-in-the-folder/)
 * I followed the instructions and created a database on my server. But the “wp-
   admin/install.php” isn’t in the database. Nor is it in the folder that I downloaded
   to my hard drive.
 * The complete instructions have more information than I could possibly want, yet
   there’s nothing describing this contingency.
 * What do I do?

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 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-not-in-the-folder/#post-496758)
 * well, I just downloaded the zip and I clearly see an wp-admin/install.php
 * Have you thought of redownloading the zip?
 * My guess is that youve missed it and it is indeed there.
 * and just an fyi, wp-admin/install.php isnt ever going to be located in your database.
 * The database holds information, not files.
 *  Thread Starter [KingCreole](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingcreole/)
 * (@kingcreole)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-not-in-the-folder/#post-496761)
 * Okay, maybe I didn’t understand the “create database” part of the instructions.
   I thought that meant to just upload the contents of the extracted zip to a folder
   on my website, which I did to [http://www.mattelmore.org/blog](http://www.mattelmore.org/blog).
 * Btw, did I do the above correctly?
 * I did a search of the folder that I extracted the download to on my hard drive,
   I searched the “blog” folder on my website, I looked at every file in the zip
   window. Nothing.
 * In searching the forum posts for “wp-admin/install.php,” this problem seems to
   be extremely common. But nothing I’ve read resolves the issue.
 * In the browser window, I type “www.mattelmore.org/blog/wp-admin/install.php” 
   but get a “404 not found” error.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-not-in-the-folder/#post-496792)
 * and Im reiterating what I said 🙂
 * Ive downloaded the zip, I see the file.
 * Redownload the zip, locate the file and upload it.
 * The “create a database” portion of the instructions is referring to MySQL, not
   the files that you upload.
 *  [theshow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theshow/)
 * (@theshow)
 * [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-not-in-the-folder/#post-496807)
 * I’m a rookie too and had this same problem – here’s the solution I found: the
   error is in the way the files are extracted. WinZip will not organize the files
   properly upon extraction if you drag them out instead of choosing the extract
   all option. The result is one massive collection of files in one folder – since
   this does not create the intended file paths, WordPress cannot find anything 
   when it is installed on the server, especially the install.php.
 * When I chose “Extract Here” with WinRar the files were extracted properly, the
   folder structures remained intact, and the upload was successful!
 * Just remember, if you re-extract, you will be reextracting new, unedited config
   files. So don’t be in a rush to upload those . . you must re-edit for your username,
   host etc . . .
 * Hope this helps!

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [theshow](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theshow/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-not-in-the-folder/#post-496807)
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