Title: wordpress loaded….wp-admin/install.php does not work Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # wordpress loaded….wp-admin/install.php does not work * [norco5](https://wordpress.org/support/users/norco5/) * (@norco5) * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/) * I have restarted from the beginning, set up my sql database (wordpress) loaded the wordpress folder contents through FTP…everything is there. Went to my domain. com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php….HTTP 404 not found error. * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘dbxxxx78970’); // The name of the database define(‘DB_USER’,‘ dboxxxx78970’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘xxxxxxx’); // … and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘zzzzz.xxxxxxx.net’); I have tried local host and the host name in DB host What am I doing wrong, I’m new to all of this , but I should be able to do this …very frustrated thanks in advance Shannon Viewing 3 replies - 16 through 18 (of 18 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/?output_format=md) 2 * [maggnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggnet/) * (@maggnet) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/page/2/#post-880718) * I am having the same problem setting up the wp-admin/install.php. I keep getting a 404 error. MySQL is set up properly. I uploaded to the public.html file with a “blog” subfolder. This 5 minute install has taken 3 days fo far and is very frustrating. Can anybody help? I use FileZilla for FTP and HostGator is my server. * [maggnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maggnet/) * (@maggnet) * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/page/2/#post-880719) * Please disregard my last post. I got the link to work. i should have read thru all the previous posts as that is where I found the solution. I used mydoamin/ WORDPRESS/etc. * [theleftlook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theleftlook/) * (@theleftlook) * [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/page/2/#post-880775) * This post is about a possible solution. * I encountered the same 404 problem even though I FTP and change my wp-config file according to WordPress and other guru website instructions. * I initially FTP all my wordpress thingies into: [http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/](http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/) * With that I happily tried installing wordpress using: [http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php) * After a split second of anticipation, 404 Error! The requested URL /wordpress/ wp-admin/install.php was not found on this server! * I spent hours researching for solutions, I relooked my wp-config file again and again, I changed the permissions of my whole wordpress directory to 777, I checked using DirectAdmin’s file manager that the install.php file was indeed in the [http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/](http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/) directory, I was frustrated to the max! * After a night of frustrated sleep, I woke up half dreaming about Harry Potter 6 the movie. Still in a dreamy daze when I log on to the internet to try the installation once again, I recalled a Harry Potter poster advertising the movie as HP6 instead of Harry Potter 6. That’s where I get the inspiration for the solution! * **The solution** is changing the sub-directory name to a shorter name (or maybe some other longer names will also do). Thus instead of: [http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php) * I changed mine to: [http://www.theleftlook.com/wp/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.theleftlook.com/wp/wp-admin/install.php) * It works! I have now installed my wordpress 2.8! * I still have no idea why the old sub-directory ([http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://www.theleftlook.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php)) does not work. * Hope this solution helped you. Do drop by my blog if you are interested in fashion and styling. Have a good day! [http://www.TheLeftLook.com](http://www.theleftlook.com) Viewing 3 replies - 16 through 18 (of 18 total) [←](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/?output_format=md) [1](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/?output_format=md) 2 The topic ‘wordpress loaded….wp-admin/install.php does not work’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 18 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [theleftlook](https://wordpress.org/support/users/theleftlook/) * Last activity: [16 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-loadedwp-admininstallphp-does-not-work/page/2/#post-880775) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics