Title: FTP Installation Issues
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# FTP Installation Issues

 *  [tjconsulting](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tjconsulting/)
 * (@tjconsulting)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/)
 * Hello!
 * I am having some issues with actually uploading WordPress via FTP. This is my
   first time doing this so please be patient 😀
 * There is only one database that I have access to, and i dont have privileges 
   to create another database. So I am uploading to the only database that currently
   exists.
 * I have already edited the wp-config file with proper username, mysql database
   name, password and the various keys towards the bottom of the file. I made sure
   that the file is NOT saved as a .txt but rather as a php file.
 * So I’ve tried uploading WordPress multiple times but have failed to get it right.
   its a mirrored domain: [curleycare.dreamhosters.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/curleycare.dreamhosters.com?output_format=md)
   After I attempt to upload WordPress I just get the same generic Dreamhost login
   screen.
 * According to what I can see, all files are being uploaded to the root directory(/).
   When I upload the WordPress files, I drag the entire folder into the queue and
   then click “process queue”. Maybe I am uploading them into the incorrect folder?
 * I’m not sure where the problem is, but I need to resolve this asap within the
   next couple of days. Please offer any help you can. Thank you!

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 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/#post-6239148)
 * > I am uploading to the only database that currently exists.
 * Importing a database would typically be done with phpMyAdmin at the server, not
   via FTP upload.
 * > According to what I can see, all files are being uploaded to the root directory(/)…
   > Maybe I am uploading them into the incorrect folder?
 * They need to be in whatever folder your host has set for your publicly-accessible“
   root” where your domain URL is assigned to land. At my own host, that folder/
   directory is called ‘/public_html/’, but that can vary from one host to the next.
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/#post-6239150)
 * > I just get the same generic Dreamhost login screen.
 * If all else is actually well, that could be a simple matter of needing .htaccess
   to direct your URL to index.php rather than the default index.html. So, try domain.
   com/index.php and see what happens.
 *  [Keith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keithdriscoll/)
 * (@keithdriscoll)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/#post-6239306)
 * You may need to delete `index.html` in the root of your site. Be sure not to 
   confuse this with `index.php`.
 *  [jdc20181](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdc20181/)
 * (@jdc20181)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/#post-6239335)
 * Make sure the default file is gone I think it is dream host and several others
   have a default file(at least that’s what happened to me the first time)
    May 
   also make sure you installed it to your .htdocs file
 *  [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * (@leejosepho)
 * [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/#post-6239339)
 * You can also use something like this if for any reason you might need, want or
   wish to keep an index.html file in place for one thing or another:
 *     ```
       # DIRECTORY INDEX FORCE INDEX.HTML -or- INDEX.PHP
       #DirectoryIndex index.html index.php /index.html
       DirectoryIndex index.php index.html /index.php
       ```
   

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

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 5 replies
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 * Last reply from: [leejosepho](https://wordpress.org/support/users/leejosepho/)
 * Last activity: [10 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/ftp-installation-issues/#post-6239339)
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