Title: Error: PHP is not running
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error: PHP is not running

 *  Resolved [otikhonova](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otikhonova/)
 * (@otikhonova)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/)
 * I have followed each and single instruction item as per file:///Applications/
   MAMP/mysite/wordpress/readme.html. I came to the installation point when I set
   up the configuration file and I get the error message
 * Error: PHP is not running
    WordPress requires that your web server is running
   PHP. Your server does not have PHP installed, or PHP is turned off.
 * Below comes this (see below). What can you recommend?
 * [code block removed as per the forum guidelines, please use [http://wordpress.pastebin.com](http://wordpress.pastebin.com)]

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 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808370)
 * erm, start php?
 *  Thread Starter [otikhonova](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otikhonova/)
 * (@otikhonova)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808372)
 * erm, like how?
 *  Thread Starter [otikhonova](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otikhonova/)
 * (@otikhonova)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808374)
 * I mean the phpmyadmin window on MAMP is active. what else am I supposed to do?
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808383)
 * Well these are forums for supporting WordPress, not PHP or MAMP.
 * And sandly I don’t use MAMP so can’t help, or I would. Have you tried asking 
   on their support forums?
 *  Thread Starter [otikhonova](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otikhonova/)
 * (@otikhonova)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808388)
 * because everything is functioning ok and this is the error I get when running
   wordpress install.php that is why I thought it is appropriate to ask here
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808391)
 * Well it does appear that PHP isn’t working correctly for the directory that you
   are trying to install WordPress in, otherwise you wouldn’t see that error.
 * try creating a simple
 *     ```
       <?php
       phpinfo();
       ?>
       ```
   
 * file and see if that runs – in the same directory that you are trying to install
   WP to.
 *  Thread Starter [otikhonova](https://wordpress.org/support/users/otikhonova/)
 * (@otikhonova)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808394)
 * thanks, I have realized it was not necessary to mess with the with installation
   files because there is a wizard I could retrieve from [http://localhost:8888](http://localhost:8888).
   It worked through the wizard, thanks!
 *  Anonymous User
 * (@anonymized-3085)
 * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808400)
 * excellent.

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 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)
 * [php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/php/)

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 * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-php-is-not-running-7/#post-1808400)
 * Status: resolved

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