Title: Install file link doesn’t work
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Install file link doesn’t work

 *  [pelleton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pelleton/)
 * (@pelleton)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/)
 * When I copy the install file to my browser a message pops up saying that the 
   link appears to be broken. What can I do to resolve this issue?

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 *  [bpartch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bpartch/)
 * (@bpartch)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174698)
 * What do you mean by:
 * > copy the install file to my browser
 *  Thread Starter [pelleton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pelleton/)
 * (@pelleton)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174702)
 * it’s the wp-admininstall.php file. when I copy it and paste it into the web browser
   it comes up as a broken link that doesn’t work.
 *  [bpartch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bpartch/)
 * (@bpartch)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174708)
 * are you going to: wp-admininstall.php or wp-admin/install.php ?
 *  Thread Starter [pelleton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pelleton/)
 * (@pelleton)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174732)
 * sorry, yes it’s wp-admin/install.php
 *  [bpartch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bpartch/)
 * (@bpartch)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174737)
 * Are you sure all the files are uploaded to the correct place on the server and
   that you have the correct path in the URL to the file?
 *  Thread Starter [pelleton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pelleton/)
 * (@pelleton)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174749)
 * I’m not sure if they are uploaded correctly.They do appear on the server host
 *  [karrel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karrel/)
 * (@karrel)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174763)
 * Hello! =)
 * I got probably the same problem. I uploaded all files and edited the config.php,
   but when I try to open the */wp-admin/install.php I get a 404 error. Is it possible
   that this is a problem with the hosting service? I use 1$1, but I also saw several
   other pages that use WordPress on there and it work apparently for them.
 * I hope anyone is able to help.
 * A hearty Thank You in advance.
 *  [bpartch](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bpartch/)
 * (@bpartch)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174805)
 * I cannot say for sure what the issue could be. The only times it has not worked
   for me it turned out that I made a mistake and had either uploaded the files 
   incorrectly or I was browsing to the wrong path to the file.
 * So make sure that the files are all there, then make sure that the path to the
   install file is correct:
 * [http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://yourdomain.com/wp-admin/install.php)
 * Or if you installed it in a sub directory then make sure to account for that
 * [http://yourdomain.com/wordpress-directory/wp-admin/install.php](http://yourdomain.com/wordpress-directory/wp-admin/install.php)
 *  Thread Starter [pelleton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pelleton/)
 * (@pelleton)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174817)
 * OK, I’m so new at this. I just realised that I did the auto-install from the 
   hosting site which is blackapplehost.com.
    The only real problem I have is actually
   opening wordpress, how do you open wordpress? I did get the free wordpress version
   to start, do I need to disable that version before I can access the other one?
   Do I open wordpress from wordpress.com or from blackapplehost.com?

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 * [broken link](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/broken-link/)
 * [file](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/file/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 9 replies
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 * Last reply from: [pelleton](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pelleton/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-file-link-doesnt-work/#post-1174817)
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