Title: Incomplete installation?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Incomplete installation?

 *  [estarda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estarda/)
 * (@estarda)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/)
 * Hi:
    I seem to be having a problem completing the installation process. I have
   edited the wp-config by following the instructions in the codex.
 * It initially tells me that I’ve had success with the install and gives me a username(
   admin) and a lengthy password. However when I try to login using this information
   it gives me the following message:
    “Directory Listing Denied The virtual directory
   does not allow contents to be listed.”
 * I’ve repeated the install twice and I get this message both times.
    Any suggestions?
   Thanks for your help

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018201)
 * add this to your .htaccess
 * `DirectoryIndex index.php index.html index.htm`
 *  Thread Starter [estarda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estarda/)
 * (@estarda)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018244)
 * Samboll:
    Thanks for your help! Please excuse me but I’m a relative newbie. Is
   the .htaccess in the WordPress files or in my domain index file or where do I
   find this file to be modified? Thanks
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018258)
 * it should be in your wordpress root
    you may need to turn on “hidden files” in
   your ftp client to see it If you don’t have one, just create one per these instructions
   adding the above info open notepad or similar put in the above code – save as.
   htaccess – upload to wordpress root you will probably need to rename it with 
   your ftp client as sometimes .txt will get added – rename to .htaccess
 *  Thread Starter [estarda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estarda/)
 * (@estarda)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018277)
 * I have copied the code above, pasted it in notepad, renamed it to .htaccess,uploaded
   it to the wordpress root directory, double checked to make sure it is there and
   tried again. I’m sorry, but I get the same error message.
 *  [whooami](https://wordpress.org/support/users/whooami/)
 * (@whooami)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018278)
 * thats an iis error. iis doesnt use an .htaccess
 * contact your host, tell them you need index.php to be set as the default document
 *  Thread Starter [estarda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estarda/)
 * (@estarda)
 * [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018281)
 * Thanks but this raises another question. I’m installing this on an existing site
   that is in html. Can I effectively change this simply without having to change
   all my existing pages?

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

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 * Last reply from: [estarda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/estarda/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/incomplete-installation-1/#post-1018281)
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