Title: Cannot Install WordPress?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Cannot Install WordPress?

 *  [contactellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contactellis/)
 * (@contactellis)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-5/)
 * I am having no luck getting wordpress installed at this location. Does anyone
   have some insight into why this is happening?
 * [http://www.eliminatethechemicals.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.eliminatethechemicals.com/wp-admin/install.php)
 * Thanks,
    Jon

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-5/#post-1467607)
 * There’s an internal server error on that whole domain. You need to either remove
   any .htaccess files in the root folder or contact your hosts.
 *  Thread Starter [contactellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contactellis/)
 * (@contactellis)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-5/#post-1467632)
 * There was no .htaccess file in this subfolder. I added one and this is the contents:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteBase /
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
       </IfModule>
   
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * Now instead of pulling an additional 404 error it is the 500 internal server 
   error.
 * I will contact my host.
 * Thanks!
 *  Thread Starter [contactellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contactellis/)
 * (@contactellis)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-5/#post-1467653)
 *     ```
       Fri Apr 16 19:27:11 2010] [error] [client 96.52.59.161] SoftException in Application.cpp:601: Directory "/home/jona8512/domains" is writeable by group
       [Fri Apr 16 19:27:11 2010] [error] [client 96.52.59.161] SoftException in Application.cpp:601: Directory "/home/jona8512/domains" is writeable by group
       [Fri Apr 16 19:27:09 2010] [error] [client 96.52.59.161] SoftException in Application.cpp:601: Directory "/home/jona8512/domains" is writeable by group, referer: http://www.eliminatethechemicals.com/wp-admin/install.php
       [Fri Apr 16 19:27:09 2010] [error] [client 96.52.59.161] SoftException in Application.cpp:601: Directory "/home/jona8512/domains" is writeable by group, referer: http://www.eliminatethechemicals.com/wp-admin/install.php
       [Fri Apr 16 19:27:09 2010] [error] [client 96.52.59.161] SoftException in Application.cpp:601: Directory "/home/jona8512/domains" is writeable by group
       [Fri Apr 16 19:27:09 2010] [error] [client 96.52.59.161] SoftException in Application.cpp:601: Directory "/home/jona8512/domains" is writeable by group
       ```
   

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [contactellis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/contactellis/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-install-wordpress-5/#post-1467653)
 * Status: not resolved

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