Title: Installation problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Installation problem

 *  [CreekWalker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creekwalker/)
 * (@creekwalker)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/)
 * Passed through installation process using same dynamic as 20 times before. Arrived
   at “click on to see your website” as before but this time when I click on I get“
   Site under development screen.” Before I would get default template, ready to
   work with. Why is it different this time, please?

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 *  [christopherross](https://wordpress.org/support/users/christopherross/)
 * (@christopherross)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1869967)
 * Most likely your host has included a default file in your FTP directory.
 * Take a look and see if there is an index.html or default.html file in the root
   directory.
 * Chris
 *  Thread Starter [CreekWalker](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creekwalker/)
 * (@creekwalker)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870087)
 * That’s it. Thank you.
 *  [AlexSSilver](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexssilver/)
 * (@alexssilver)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870095)
 * Hey,
 * I’m having the same problem. But I don’t understand the advice christoherross
   gave. 🙁 I’m kind of a newbie. Can you give a little more detail. I can probably
   figure it out but I’d **really** appreciate the help!
 * Thanks so much!
 * Alex
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870098)
 * In your root normally there is place holder page that is named index.html or 
   default.html this are setup when the host account is setup until you delete it
   and your own index file as that first file that opens.
 * I case of wordpress when you install wordpress there index.php file that will
   open your wordpress.
 * So you do not need the place holders any more as that is way to get advertising
   from host.
 *  [MicroBusinessGrowth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microbusinessgrowth/)
 * (@microbusinessgrowth)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870099)
 * Completely reinstalled latest WP version on server twice. Everything works good
   now, but when I go to landing page of my site, I get this error
 * Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘./wp-blog-header.
   php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php’) in /homepages/7/d354879100/htdocs/index.
   php on line 17
 * Any ideas?
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870102)
 * Are using wordpress from directory if so you need add the folder name in index.
   php on line 17 that is in root.
    required ‘./wp-blog-header.php
 * add folder name before / after . so you will have
 * required ‘.foldername/wp-blog-header.php
 *  [MicroBusinessGrowth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microbusinessgrowth/)
 * (@microbusinessgrowth)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870125)
 * Well, here is my file structure. I’m still getting the same error.
 * [http://www.microbusinessgrowth.com/Picture](http://www.microbusinessgrowth.com/Picture)
   1.jpg
 * I’m lost….
 *  [MicroBusinessGrowth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microbusinessgrowth/)
 * (@microbusinessgrowth)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870127)
 * Woops! make that [http://www.microbusinessgrowth.com/picture-1.jpg](http://www.microbusinessgrowth.com/picture-1.jpg)
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870131)
 * is that in root or folder if you using from directory then you should index.php
   file in root as well
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory)

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 9 replies
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 * Last reply from: [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-46/#post-1870131)
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