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1. apcole86
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Hello all,

   I'm trying to install wordpress at http://andrewpcole.com

   I've reviewed a number of posts here and elsewhere, but noone seems to have a fix that works for me.

   I have hosting with GoDaddy and a MySQL database setup and I've double, triple and quadruple checked the database info in wp-config.php.

   I have all files uploaded to both the root directory (html) and a copy in a sub-directory (wordpress) but when I go to http://andrewpcole.com/wp-admin/install.php or http://andrewpcole.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php I get a 'page not found' 404 error.

   Help?

2. ce_bradm
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Hi apcole86. When I visit http://andrewpcole.com/ and /wordpress and look at the source code, I see this:

   <meta name="description" content="See this Go Daddy InstantPage! http://andrewpcole.com. Get yours free with a domain name at GoDaddy.com. Writer, musician, activist, worker. Proud member of UAW Local 1981, the National Writers Union." />

   Did you initially try building your site with Go Daddy's InstantPage and then attempt to try WordPress? If that is the case, I would recommend cleaning out all of your files (ask your host if you need help, don't delete anything important!) and trying again.

   for example, you may have tried to upload WordPress' index.php file, but it failed because there was already an index.php file there.

3. nsathees
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Powered bu goDaddy instant page. Cleanup your root and retry!

4. abelljms
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   i also get sodall when i run install
   http://www.fixingw.com
   running http://www.fixingw.com/fixingw/wp-admin/install.php per the instructions

   i have two domains in the directory (www.fixingw.com and pdfix.com), but each has separate wpress installn/directory.

   there seems to be no concept that this happens to anyone else in the FAQ
   which increases irritation!!!!

5. abelljms
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   there is a massive gap here...http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Installation
   between 1.8 and 1.9.

   nothing advising what do it if it fails, assumption is it is all smooooth, which is rarely likely, esp. when muppets like me are poncing about.

6. ce_bradm
   Member
   Posted 10 months ago #

   Hi abelljms. It's a little difficult to troubleshoot an issue like this without first being able to login and see your files.

   When I visit here, http://www.fixingw.com, I only get static pages. I cannot get to:
   - http://www.fixingw.com/fixingw

   I think we need to ensure you're uploading the files to the correct directory. Can you upload a file to the fixingw folder, named test, that reads:

   http://www.fixingw.com/fixingw/test.html
   - "I am in the fixingw folder!"

   If that is working, then in the same directory you have test.html, then you should also have index.php, wp-config.php, etc.

   When that is correct, we should then be able to visit:
   http://www.fixingw.com/fixingw/wp-admin/install.php

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