Title: And another install.php issue Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # And another install.php issue * [wsmeets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wsmeets/) * (@wsmeets) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/) * Hi all, * My name is Wilbert Smeets, I live in the Netherlands and have a hard time installing wordpress. I hope you can provide me with some awsners. * While installing WordPress I encounter some problems that I myself can not fix. Google isn’t a help too me at this point. The wordpress directory is accessible since I can call the readme.html from any pc. Could someone please give me a clue on what to do in this case? I can see that /etc/wp-settings.php seems to be linked to itself. I have no idea why, nor do I have a clue on how to resolve this. Here is a part of the error.log I have edited the ip’s and urls for privacy reasons. * [Tue Jul 24 22:23:34 2007] [error] [client *.*.*.*] PHP Warning: require_once(/ etc/wordpress/wp-settings.php) [[function.require-once](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/function.require-once?output_format=md)]: failed to open stream: Too many levels of symbolic links in /etc/wordpress/wp- config.php on line 20 [Tue Jul 24 22:23:34 2007] [error] [client *.*.*.*] PHP Fatal error: require_once() [[function.require](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/function.require?output_format=md)]: Failed opening required ‘/etc/wordpress/wp-settings.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/ share/php:/usr/share/pear’) in /etc/wordpress/wp-config.php on line 20 [Tue Jul 24 22:23:34 2007] [error] [client *.*.*.*] File does not exist: /var/www/myurl. com/htdocs/Blog/favicon.ico, referer: [http://blog.myurl.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://blog.myurl.com/wp-admin/install.php) * Any advise would be greatly appreciated. * Cheers, * Wilbert Smeets Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598673) * What is the question? * Thread Starter [wsmeets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wsmeets/) * (@wsmeets) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598676) * Lol… * What is causing this and how can I resolve it. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598679) * What is happening when you type the ….install.php in your browser’s address bar?( you never said that part) * If you meant it doesn’t work because of the errors you quoted… what was your host’s answer when you asked them? * Thread Starter [wsmeets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wsmeets/) * (@wsmeets) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598680) * Well the problem is. I am the host 🙂 I have a production server in a datacentre for several websites I host. All works well. I’m using Apache2, PHP5 and mysql 5.0.41. All these things are tested and work. * For one reason or another it looks like /etc/wordpress/wp-settings.php is symbolic linked to itself. I can’t even do a simple ‘cat /etc/wordpress/wp-settings.php’ * I have no idea why this is the case, I did a fresh install of wordpress with ‘ apt-get install wordpress’ (I use debian). * I searched the forums here, but it doesn’t seem to be a known issue. * When opening install.php I get a blank page. * Thread Starter [wsmeets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wsmeets/) * (@wsmeets) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598682) * A little more info I just found. In my blog directory I can access wp-settings. php just fine. However the install.php wants to access it in /etc/wordpress * There is a symbolic link there, that also links to itself /etc/wordpress/wp-settings. php * I think the whole issue can be resolved by letting install.php open the original wp-settings… I just don’t know how to do that. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598684) * _I am the host 🙂_ * I was afraid that would be the answer. We do NOT support server setup questions. Try in a specialized forum. Since WP works normally on well configured servers… we cannot do anything about your server. Sorry. * Thread Starter [wsmeets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wsmeets/) * (@wsmeets) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598685) * I don’t think this is server related really. My server works just fine. It hosts over 50 domains… Heck, I even support .net with mono 😉 If a regular install of debian with the only added options apache2, php5, mysql 5 and mono is a serverissue then wordpress would not be running on many systems. * The install.php script tries to access the wp-settings.php in /etc/wordpress which makes no sense, since the original file is in the www-root of this particulair domain. So your awsner is to me a bit like saying: “i have no clue, so it’s your fault.” That is not meant like a flame btw. * My question is purely wordpress setup related, since the server is configured and running well. * But let me rephrase my question. How can I get install.php to access the real wp-settings.php and not a symbolic linked version of it. I have a feeling that would resolve my issue. * [omgitztrey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/omgitztrey/) * (@omgitztrey) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598689) * I think this should be the main concern… not the stupid favicon but that the file doesn’t exist. What’s your directory structure for wordpress? * `[Tue Jul 24 22:23:34 2007] [error] [client *.*.*.*] File does not exist: /var/ www/myurl.com/htdocs/Blog/favicon.ico, referer:` * Thread Starter [wsmeets](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wsmeets/) * (@wsmeets) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598691) * ah, the favicon is not an issue, almost none of my customers use it. It just doesn’t get uploaded. It is not a reason for failure. Favicon is what you see on this site for example, next to the url, there is a little W That is a favicon. * But I have to say that my issue is resolved. I’ve downloaded the sources from here (I used a debian rep. first) and now it does work. I have no idea what is wrong with the debian package. I’m gonna do some tests with it in a virtual machine and report it to the debian maintainer. Anyway, should someone here get the same issues as I had, then this is the step-by-step solution * apt-get remove wordpad rm -rf /usr/share/wordpress rm -rf /etc/wordpress rm - rf /var/www/directorywhereyouwantedtorunwordpress * download it from this site untar/unzip * Alter your config.php * Fixed. * Best regards, * Wilbert Smeets * [perionotas](https://wordpress.org/support/users/perionotas/) * (@perionotas) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598693) * Hola: he tratado todo el día de instalar wordpress sin éxito. Creo que he seguido los pasos indicados, pero a la hora de llegar a la parte final donde ya debe uno poner la dirección para poder acceder a los pasos iniciales de configuración, no me acepta la dirección y es que dice que hay que poner: [http://usuarios/nombre](http://usuarios/nombre) del blog/wp-admin/install.php. * No sé si mi error está en el nombre de los usuarios, porque el ejemplo es de otro servidor y cuando yo pongo los datos que tengo, pues nadamás no me deja acceder. Yo pondría [http://perionotas.com.mx/perionotas/wp-admin/install.php](http://perionotas.com.mx/perionotas/wp-admin/install.php). según mi cuenta registrada en el hosting, la base de datos y el FTP esos son los datos que yo entiendo se ponen. ¿Podrás ayudarme a entender porque no puedo entrar? * P.D. Perdón por el idioma, pero no hablo inglés, si la respuesta fuera en español se los agradecería. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598695) * [Foros de soporte en Espanol](http://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_in_Your_Language#Spanish_-_Espa.C3.B1ol) Viewing 11 replies - 1 through 11 (of 11 total) The topic ‘And another install.php issue’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 11 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * Last activity: [18 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/and-another-installphp-issue/#post-598695) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics