Title: index.php problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# index.php problem

 *  [moveablefeast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moveablefeast/)
 * (@moveablefeast)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/)
 * I feel like the dumbest person ever. I’m sorry if I’m asking a terribly simple
   question – I’m just not all that technical.
 * I uploaded everything, installed with no problems. Now when I go to my site, 
   IE downloads the file and displays it in WordPad – not in the browser window 
   itself. It does it on all three computers in my home, and also on my machine 
   at work.
 * I can log into the admin panel and do anything I wish – switching styles doesn’t
   fix it – unfortunately, I’m just at a loss for the next step.
 * Thoughts? Help?

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 *  [fuzzy_logic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fuzzy_logic/)
 * (@fuzzy_logic)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161885)
 * I’m able to view it in Opera, Firefox, Safari, and IE (Mac).
 *  Thread Starter [moveablefeast](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moveablefeast/)
 * (@moveablefeast)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161895)
 * Well, I’ll be damned.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161921)
 * Run /wp-admin/upgrade.php .
 *  [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/)
 * (@lorelle)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161928)
 * Are you double clicking on the file on your hard drives or actually typing in
   the URL (`http://example.com/wordpress/` or whatever)?
 * Double clicking on the index.php file from your hard drive will bring up a notepad
   text file. Put in the address into your browser and see what you see then.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161935)
 * Nah, he (or she) just needs to run /wp-admin/upgrade.php . If you don’t, IE (
   on Windows) will download all WordPress files instead of viewing them.
 *  [Lorelle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lorelle/)
 * (@lorelle)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161937)
 * I know, but sometimes people say one thing and mean another and this could also
   be one of the problems. Just covering the bases and a few other body parts to
   help.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-161943)
 * Good point, sorry about steppin’ on ya.
 *  [dpleasant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpleasant/)
 * (@dpleasant)
 * [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-162482)
 * If running upgrade.php doesn’t work, you might want to check index/directory 
   services for your site. On a shared host, it may be accessed by the control panel.
   Specify index.php as a valid default.
 * I had the same problem. I have my site setup so that you cannot get a directory
   listing by just typing in the path to the directory (if an index or default page
   is not specified). I had to add index.php as a valid default.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 8 replies
 * 5 participants
 * Last reply from: [dpleasant](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dpleasant/)
 * Last activity: [21 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/indexphp-problem-2/#post-162482)
 * Status: not resolved

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