Title: Installation
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Installation

 *  [kstruska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstruska/)
 * (@kstruska)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/)
 * I have successfully completed steps 1-4 of the installation process. I also let
   WordPress create my wp-config.php file, so I know that my info (db name, host
   name, user name & password) are all correct. However, when I click on the “Run
   Install” button, nothing happens. The Internet Explorer message at the bottom
   of the page says “done”, but there is nothing on the page. Nothing happens and
   I don’t even get an error message of any kind. What did I do wrong?

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 *  [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/#post-1182604)
 * >>I also let WordPress create my wp-config.php file<<
 * ?
 * WordPress MU can do this, but the regular installation of WordPress does *not*
   do this.
 * Are you using WPMU? If so, you’re asking questions on the wrong forum. This is
   for a single, self-hosted installation of WordPress. We don’t do MU here. You
   want to be [over here](http://mu.wordpress.org/forums/).
 *  Thread Starter [kstruska](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kstruska/)
 * (@kstruska)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/#post-1182663)
 * To my knowledge, I am just using WordPress, not WordPress MU. I followed the 
   detailed instructions here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions)
 *  [bartkowiakmateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartkowiakmateusz/)
 * (@bartkowiakmateusz)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/#post-1182672)
 * I have the same problem. I edited the wp-config-sample.php file and changed its
   name to wp-config.php, then I tried to run wp-admin/install.php, but nothing 
   happened, the result was a blank page, tables in the database weren’t been created.
   I get a blank page instead of any file I try to run, for example index.php. What
   can be a cause of this problem?
 *  [Doodlebee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/doodlebee/)
 * (@doodlebee)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/#post-1182686)
 * You cannot just rename the sample config file, upload it and expect it to magically
   figure out your settings. You must *open* the file in a plain text editor, and
   supply the database connection information where it is requested. Then save the
   file as wp-config.php and upload to your server. WordPress does not create your
   database for you, and it won’t detect your database configuration and instantly
   put it in for you. You have to do that yourself.
 * [Start reading at Step 2.](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Detailed_Instructions)
 *  [bartkowiakmateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartkowiakmateusz/)
 * (@bartkowiakmateusz)
 * [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/#post-1182688)
 * I did everything exactly as you wrote (when I wrote ‘edit’ I meant open the file
   in text editor and supply requested information :). That doesn’t solve the problem.
   But when the file wp-config didn’t exist I could run another files (e.g. index.
   php) – when I create wp-config.php I cannot run anything.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [bartkowiakmateusz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bartkowiakmateusz/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-20/#post-1182688)
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