Title: internal server error 500 when trying to install.php
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# internal server error 500 when trying to install.php

 *  [rickysjourney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rickysjourney/)
 * (@rickysjourney)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-when-trying-to-installphp/)
 * hi i have godaddy.com as a host and am recieveing a internal server error 500
   when trying to install.php i have all files in my root directory
 * any help would be great.
 * ricky

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-when-trying-to-installphp/#post-957418)
 * Make sure you have a Linux account.
 * If necessary look at your log files (or ask Godaddy support to look at the log
   files)
 *  [signature16](https://wordpress.org/support/users/signature16/)
 * (@signature16)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-server-error-500-when-trying-to-installphp/#post-957459)
 * For starters change hosting companies. GoDaddy sucks.
 * This error might come from having your permissions set too high and the host 
   not allowing it.

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