Title: Error when running wp-admin/install.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error when running wp-admin/install.php

 *  [sherman1204](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sherman1204/)
 * (@sherman1204)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-running-wp-admininstallphp/)
 * I have followed all the required steps to install wordpress on my site directory/
   blog. However when I try to being the configuration of the blog i get this error
 * Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘ABSPATHwp-admin/
   includes/admin.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php’) in /homepages/45/d179867071/
   htdocs/sdhinteractive/blog/wp-admin/includes/upgrade.php on line 5
 * Could anyone help in telling me why this is?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [drlovecat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drlovecat/)
 * (@drlovecat)
 * [17 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-running-wp-admininstallphp/#post-797977)
 * I have too.
 * My case is
 * `Parse error: syntax error, unexpected $end, expecting '(' in /var/www/virtual/
   thaifoodscience.com/htdocs/wp-includes/functions.php on line 449`
 *  [frndofasmrtaccntnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frndofasmrtaccntnt/)
 * (@frndofasmrtaccntnt)
 * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-running-wp-admininstallphp/#post-798140)
 * I just got finished uploading the files to WA Hosting and when I enter my url
   +/wp-admin/install.php I get a “this link appears to be broken” message. I have
   double checked and I am sure the file is in my root folder on the server.
 * What am I doing wrong? I will also try to get an answer from WA Hosting and post
   that if I think it will help here.

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## Tags

 * [function.require error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/function-require-error/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [frndofasmrtaccntnt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/frndofasmrtaccntnt/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-running-wp-admininstallphp/#post-798140)
 * Status: not resolved

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