Title: PHP not installed error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# PHP not installed error

 *  [charleswebb](https://wordpress.org/support/users/charleswebb/)
 * (@charleswebb)
 * [14 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-not-installed-error/)
 * I am trying to install WordPress on my local desktop, running Windows 7 Home 
   Premium. I have installed Xampp, and the dashboard says that PHP is activated.
   When I try to install WordPress, I get an error message that PHP is not installed?
   Any idea where I go from here?

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 *  [Kadunc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kadunc/)
 * (@kadunc)
 * [14 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-not-installed-error/#post-2547858)
 * Had the same problem. You have to open wp-config.php file(its in your wordpress
   directory) with notepad and at DB_NAME, DB_USER and DB_PASSWORD replace the following:
   name_here, user_here, password_here with your data.
    Save the file and it should
   work.
 * Regards
 *  [aht4501](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aht4501/)
 * (@aht4501)
 * [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-not-installed-error/#post-2547872)
 * I had the same problem too. Thank you Kadunc for the advice it worked.
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 * Last reply from: [aht4501](https://wordpress.org/support/users/aht4501/)
 * Last activity: [14 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/php-not-installed-error/#post-2547872)
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