Title: Cannot open WordPress HTTP/0.9 Error
Last modified: April 1, 2017

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# Cannot open WordPress HTTP/0.9 Error

 *  [iconicmentality](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconicmentality/)
 * (@iconicmentality)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-open-wordpress-http0-9-error/)
 * _[ Moderator note: [moved to Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/please-use-how-to-and-troubleshooting-if-you-have-problems-after-installation/).]_
 * I’m trying to get to the famous 5 minute install, but I can’t open my site folder
   in my browser because of an error with http. When I type in my file name on the
   local server, this is the message I get,
 * “Safari can’t open the page “[http://localhost:8889/wordpress&#8221](http://localhost:8889/wordpress&#8221);.
   The error is “Cancelled load from ‘[http://localhost:8889/wordpress&#8217](http://localhost:8889/wordpress&#8217);
   because it is using HTTP/0.9.(:0)”
 * How do I fix this to get to the point of installing WordPress?

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 *  [sinip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sinip/)
 * (@sinip)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-open-wordpress-http0-9-error/#post-8981214)
 * What happens if you type just `localhost` in your browser’s url field?
    Also,
   try with 127.0.0.1 instead of localhost.
 *  Thread Starter [iconicmentality](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconicmentality/)
 * (@iconicmentality)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-open-wordpress-http0-9-error/#post-8981715)
 * I’m using MAMP so when I type in localhost:8888 it goes to the MAMP page with
   no problem saying it was installed successfully.
 * When I use 127.0.0.1 or just localhost neither of those work because it says 
   safari can’t connect to the server.
 *  Thread Starter [iconicmentality](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconicmentality/)
 * (@iconicmentality)
 * [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-open-wordpress-http0-9-error/#post-8982940)
 * I figured this out and wanted to come back and help anybody else who might run
   into this issue as there is no documentation on the web.
 * I was trying to get to my site folder using: localhost:8889/foldername
 * I was able to bypass the error that was coming up and install wordpress by typing
   in this address instead: localhost:8888/foldername/wp-admin/setup-config.php.
 * If you run into this issue you can probably use this address to bypass it and
   install wordpress.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [iconicmentality](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iconicmentality/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-open-wordpress-http0-9-error/#post-8982940)
 * Status: not resolved

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