Title: Install.php returns as text and 3 server errors
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Install.php returns as text and 3 server errors

 *  Resolved [BillSmart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billsmart/)
 * (@billsmart)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-returns-as-text-and-3-server-errors/)
 * I’m trying to install WP 2.9.2.
 * I purposefully didn’t create a wp-config.php but left the wp-congfig-sample.php
   so I could be prompted to fill in the information. When I tried to run wp-admin/
   install.php at first everything looked okay. I went through the prompts and added
   my information. After the last windo when I went ahead with the install, instead
   of installing I got what looks like a copy of the text in install.php returned
   to my browser.
 * I also got the following 3 web server errors in this order:
    1. PHP Fatal error:
   Call to undefined function wp_get_current_user() in /wp-bsc/wp-includes/classes.
   php on line 434
 * 2. File does not exist: /wp-bsc/wp-admin/{$out}
 * 3. File does not exist: /wp-bsc/wp-admin/{$default}
 * A wp-config.php was created and it looks okay.
 * MySQL database was NOT created.
 * One possible clue: When uploading WP I had trouble uploading wp-includes/class-
   simplepie.php. I kept getting a port error and it acted like the uploading process
   didn’t think this was an ACII file.
 * Any suggestions?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-returns-as-text-and-3-server-errors/#post-1423863)
 * Probably didn’t get a complete and intact set of WordPress files uploaded to 
   your host. I’d consider downloading a fresh copy of WordPress from the Download
   tab at the top of this page, then use something like [7-Zip](http://7zip.org)
   to extract the files. Then reupload the files to your host. Review [Uploading WordPress to a remote host](http://codex.wordpress.org/Uploading_WordPress_to_a_remote_host)
   and make sure you are using ASCII transfer mode in your FTP client.
 *  Thread Starter [BillSmart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billsmart/)
 * (@billsmart)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-returns-as-text-and-3-server-errors/#post-1424118)
 * MichaelH,
 * I’ll try this ONE MORE TIME, but this will be about the 10th time I’ve done it.
 * I’ve always downloaded the .zip file and then use WinZip v9 to unzip, Notepad
   ++ v5.6.8 to modify and Ipswitch WS-FTP Professional 12.2 to upload.
 * I’ll try 7-Zip, but I’m getting really discouraged at having to install all kinds
   of different tools just to get started with WP.
 * I’ll let you know what happens.
 * …Bill!
 *  Thread Starter [BillSmart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billsmart/)
 * (@billsmart)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-returns-as-text-and-3-server-errors/#post-1424121)
 * MichaelH,
 * I’ve looked through the WP files and checked them with my FTP client.
 * The following file extensions are set to load use ASCII transfer mode: .php, .
   txt, .html, .js.
 * The following file extensions are NOT set to load using ASCII transfer:
    .css,.
   png, .gif.
 * I suspect I SHOULD ADD the .css file extension to the list using ASCII transfers,
   but NOT the .png or .gif. Correct?
 * …Bill!
 *  Thread Starter [BillSmart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billsmart/)
 * (@billsmart)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-returns-as-text-and-3-server-errors/#post-1424125)
 * MichaelH,
 * I went ahead an added .css extensions to the list of extension to use ASCII transfer
   mode.
 * All is now well.
 * Thanks…Bill!

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 * Last reply from: [BillSmart](https://wordpress.org/support/users/billsmart/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-returns-as-text-and-3-server-errors/#post-1424125)
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