Title: Installation Problem
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Installation Problem

 *  [mhintzke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhintzke/)
 * (@mhintzke)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/)
 * I am trying to install WordPress on my website using FileZilla and I have gotten
   everything installed into my root directory (so now my root has MY .html and .
   php files and all the wordpress files). Then I go to do the install by going 
   to [http://www.example.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.example.com/wp-admin/install.php)
   but it gives me 404 saying its not found.. and when I look at the directory there
   is no wp-admin subfolder and install.php is in the root. Is there something weird
   going on or am I just being dumb?
 * Thanks

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 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887098)
 * useful codex:
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)
 *  Thread Starter [mhintzke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhintzke/)
 * (@mhintzke)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887102)
 * I did that already, it is giving me require_once() errors:
 *     ```
       Warning: require_once(/home/mhintzke/daemondeveloper.com/wordpress/wp-includes/load.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/mhintzke/daemondeveloper.com/wordpress/wp-load.php on line 48
   
       Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/home/mhintzke/daemondeveloper.com/wordpress/wp-includes/load.php' (include_path='.:/usr/local/lib/php:/usr/local/php5/lib/pear') in /home/mhintzke/daemondeveloper.com/wordpress/wp-load.php on line 48
       ```
   
 * Even though all the files are in the same directory
 *  Moderator [t-p](https://wordpress.org/support/users/t-p/)
 * (@t-p)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887105)
 * -If the above troubleshooting steps do not resolve the issue, try manually re-
   upload all files and folders EXCEPT the wp-config.php file and the /wp-content/
   directory from a fresh download of WordPress. This should replace your core files
   without changing your content and settings in wp-config.php file and the /wp-
   content/ directory.
 *  Thread Starter [mhintzke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhintzke/)
 * (@mhintzke)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887106)
 * Ok so this is weird, the requires (and you) imply that there are subdirectories
   in the wordpress zip I downloaded. However, the zip contains no Folders, only
   files.. So what the heck is happening?
 *  Thread Starter [mhintzke](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mhintzke/)
 * (@mhintzke)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887128)
 * someone please help me!! I do not understand this at all…the zip file I downloaded
   has like 6 different index.php and a lot of other duplicates for other files..
   is that right? When I copy to a new folder it asks to replace like 300 files.
   There are still no folders, so idk how they expect me to use /wp-admin/install.
   php or anything. This makes no sense…
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887198)
 * The zip file you download and when you unzip that file you will see that you 
   have wordpress folder and in that folder you should have 3 folders wp-admin,wp-
   includes and wp-content and some files you need to upload all those files folders
   for wordpress to work.
 * If you already have other files in root then is best to move them or install 
   wordpress in folder.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-68/#post-2887198)
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