Title: Forum installation
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Forum installation

 *  [cyr_1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyr_1979/)
 * (@cyr_1979)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/)
 * Hello,
 * I have downloaded version 3.3.1 of wordpress to setup a new blog.
 * However, when I try to open the install file in my browser, it asks me if I want
   to save or open the file. I cannot actually run the file. Trying to open does
   not work.
 * I have tried it on both the server and locally.
 * Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
 * Thank you.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570551)
 * You need to upload the files to a web server and install WordPress on there via
   your web browser. See [Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress).
 *  Thread Starter [cyr_1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyr_1979/)
 * (@cyr_1979)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570624)
 * Thank you for your answer esmi.
 * I did take all the steps in the installation guide. However, when I get to the
   step where I run the install file and point my browser to it, my browser does
   not run it. It displays a download dialogue box that asks me if I want to download
   the file or save it. I can’t run the file in my browser, neither on the local
   computer or on the server.
 * Would you know why this happens?
 * Thanks.
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570631)
 * Are you running a local web server of your computer? Have you contacted your 
   hosts about the the problem on their server?
 *  Thread Starter [cyr_1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyr_1979/)
 * (@cyr_1979)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570633)
 * I am installing it on my hosts computer. I will contact them to let them know
   about it.
 * Thanks.
 *  Thread Starter [cyr_1979](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cyr_1979/)
 * (@cyr_1979)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570693)
 * Hi esmi,
 * I have checked with my host provider and there was a problem with php. However,
   when I point my browser to the blog now, I get an opening prompt that says “You
   have chosen to open which is a: application/php from What should firefox do with
   this file?” and then I can choose if I want to open or save the file.
 * Do you have any ideas why this is happening?
 * Thank you.
 * Cyrille
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570694)
 * Yes – they still haven’t fixed the server problem. Contact them again.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 6 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/forum-installation/#post-2570694)
 * Status: not resolved

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