Title: Cant open install.php Last modified: August 24, 2016 --- # Cant open install.php * [vpsuser101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vpsuser101/) * (@vpsuser101) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/) * I downloaded wordpress to my own server, did the database and everything. Now, when I try to open install.php it just gives me the whole script, it does not run. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/page/2/?output_format=md) * [tim.vodien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timvodien/) * (@timvodien) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966259) * Post your install.php script here. * Thread Starter [vpsuser101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vpsuser101/) * (@vpsuser101) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966260) * I tried to but it wont let me since its too big and this reply thing just crashes * so I put it here instead * edit: * ugh, my link didn’t get submitted and was removed for some reason. * enter this with no spaces `ht tp://past ebin.com/7K Naq Yc3` * Thread Starter [vpsuser101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vpsuser101/) * (@vpsuser101) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966261) * edit: check above comment * [tim.vodien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timvodien/) * (@timvodien) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966265) * Try checking this same issue[ forum](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-500-on-running-installphp?replies=3). * Thread Starter [vpsuser101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vpsuser101/) * (@vpsuser101) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966266) * Hey thanks, I’ll try it in a bit and will report back soon on how it went. * Thread Starter [vpsuser101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vpsuser101/) * (@vpsuser101) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966268) * Still gives me the same problem after I did what that guy did (even though I dont get an error 500 page). * Maybe I should be more specific as to what I’m doing. * I went to [http://ftp.mydomain.com](http://ftp.mydomain.com) and logged in. I am now in /. Then I click public_html where ALL my wordpress files are. I go to wp-admin where I see install.php. * click it, and just that script pops up. No install or anything. * [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/) * (@catacaustic) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966269) * When you say the script pops up, do you mean that you can see all of the PHP code in the script in your browser? * If that’s the case it means that your web server either doesn’t have PHP installed, or doesn’t have it enabled for your account. You’ll need to talk to your hosting company to get that sorted out. * Thread Starter [vpsuser101](https://wordpress.org/support/users/vpsuser101/) * (@vpsuser101) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966272) * > When you say the script pops up, do you mean that you can see all of the PHP > code in the script in your browser? > If that’s the case it means that your web server either doesn’t have PHP installed, > or doesn’t have it enabled for your account. You’ll need to talk to your hosting > company to get that sorted out. * Yes that is correct. And I guess I’ll do that then, but I know I wont get help with them because their service is really really bad. And I mean really bad. I’ll probably be ignored or something (OVH is my host). Bad customer service but good servers. * Is there anyway I can do this via Cpanel or WHM or something other than going to them? * Thanks! * [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/) * (@catacaustic) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966275) * Maybe, but I don’t know. If you have access to WHM then you should be able to set it up yourself. If I remember correctly, the Easy Apache functions let you set up that sort of thing. Having said that, I’ve never seen a cPanel-based server that didn’t have PHP running out of the box, so it must be a bit ofa strange set up there. * [Lalit Nagrath](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laliz/) * (@laliz) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966478) * if i understand correctly, on your server Php is not correctly installed and isnt parsing files at all.Easy apache is a good suggestion , if your WHM has it do it.has saved me many times in past too. * if that doesnt work give your hosting guys a call and get them to fix it.chat with them , open a support ticket,tag them on twitter/FB/instagram/pin interest and whatever. * [webkeon.sushil](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webkeonsushil/) * (@webkeonsushil) * [11 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966504) * Yes may be the PHP is not Enabled on the server. You can check it by running a normal PHP file with echo. * [LaPerin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laperin/) * (@laperin) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966515) * Hello, * I cannot access my domains** laperin.com/beta/wp-admin ** It was developed by Votive Technologies from India and they decided not to finish the project. * [LaPerin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laperin/) * (@laperin) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966516) * Now I cannot get into my admin, all photos, content, which I put inside. * [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/) * (@catacaustic) * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966518) * [@laperin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/laperin/) – Your problem has nothing to do with the original question. Please start your own thread so you can get help for your issue. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post) * [jethro554](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jethro554/) * (@jethro554) * [10 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/#post-5966573) * My PHP was disabled, but now it works 🙂 Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 16 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘Cant open install.php’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/install-php/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 16 replies * 8 participants * Last reply from: [yiwumarket](https://wordpress.org/support/users/yiwumarket/) * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-open-installphp-5/page/2/#post-5966579) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics