Title: WordPress PHP Error Message
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# WordPress PHP Error Message

 *  [dB74656](https://wordpress.org/support/users/db74656/)
 * (@db74656)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-php-error-message/)
 * Hello,
    Sorry for what is likely a stupid question but I keep getting the following
   error message: _“WordPress requires that your web server is running PHP. Your
   server does not have PHP installed, or PHP is turned off” _ According to my php
   install, php is correct and running – v5.3 but WordPress doesn’t see it.
 * I am attempting to build my sites in localhost and have not uploaded anything
   to the servers yet. Don’t want to do that until I have them mostly looking like
   I want them to look.
    Thanks

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-php-error-message/#post-3863849)
 * > but WordPress doesn’t see it.
 * Then there’s an issue with your local server.

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