Title: 503 error when trying wp-admin/install.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# 503 error when trying wp-admin/install.php

 *  [dixtan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dixtan/)
 * (@dixtan)
 * [18 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-when-trying-wp-admininstallphp/)
 * After creating mySQL database and uploading WordPress to the desired directory
   on my web site when I type example.com/wp-admin/install.php it gets back with
   the following message:
 * Service Temporarily Unavailable
    The server is temporarily unable to service 
   your request due to maintenance downtime or capacity problems. Please try again
   later.
 * What could have gone wrong?
 * Best

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 *  [Virtual19](https://wordpress.org/support/users/virtual19/)
 * (@virtual19)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-when-trying-wp-admininstallphp/#post-725352)
 * I have the same problem.
 * PLS HELP US!!!!
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-when-trying-wp-admininstallphp/#post-725354)
 * Can you connect to the database through phpmyadmin? Or whatever your host uses?
 *  [ttremeth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttremeth/)
 * (@ttremeth)
 * [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-when-trying-wp-admininstallphp/#post-725356)
 * ask your host to see if there are any issues on their end.

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 * Last reply from: [ttremeth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ttremeth/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/503-error-when-trying-wp-admininstallphp/#post-725356)
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