Title: launching install.php using localhost
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# launching install.php using localhost

 *  Resolved [bretgower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretgower/)
 * (@bretgower)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/)
 * I am trying to run WordPress on my mac and used MAMP to install database and 
   that all seems cool and I have edited my config file and copied all the files
   in to the location as described but I cannot manage to get wordpress to install.
   Not sure what I’m doing wrong – I have installed 3-4 time son external hosts 
   and it’s been fine but want to develop locally and struggling…

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/#post-1689355)
 * No one can help unless you post the error messages you’re getting.
 *  Thread Starter [bretgower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretgower/)
 * (@bretgower)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/#post-1689360)
 * ok.
    in the wordpress install instructions it says:
 * Point a web browser to start the installation script.
 *  * If you placed the WordPress files in the root directory, you should visit:
   [http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://example.com/wp-admin/install.php)
   *
   If you placed the WordPress files in a subdirectory called blog, for example,
   you should visit: [http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php](http://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php)
 * and this is where I get stuck – what should I put in the browser address to make
   this work?
 * thanks for your feedback so far
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/#post-1689368)
 * Follow this guide instead:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP)
 *  Thread Starter [bretgower](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bretgower/)
 * (@bretgower)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/#post-1689542)
 * that is so weird, I’m sure I did all those things before and it didn’t work but
   this time it did. Obviously I didn’t follow it step by step.
 * Thanks for the encouragment and advice.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/#post-1689550)
 * You’re welcome!

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## Tags

 * [install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/install-php/)
 * [MAMP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mamp/)

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 * Last reply from: [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/launching-installphp-using-localhost/#post-1689550)
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