Title: WP 2.2 Doesn’t Install Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # WP 2.2 Doesn’t Install * Resolved [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/) * funny thing. my web host provides a web tool that installs automatically wp 2.0 which works great. when i try to install or upgrade to wp 2.2 I can’t get through. * i run the install.php and I’m being taken to a html page with a bunch of errors, incomplete GET functions and it says ‘You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first’, even after I uninstalled the old wp 2.0, deleted the old mySQL database and created a new one. * thoughts? Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/page/2/?output_format=md) * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584471) * My first thought is always this: never rely on automatic “great” tools. They suck. * Who is your host? * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584478) * freehostia.com the problem in this case is that their tool works alright. when i try to do the manual install it gets hung in the first step of the installation. * ‘wp-config.php file. I need this before we can get started. Need more help? We got it. You can create a wp-config.php file through a web interface, but this doesn’t work for all server setups. The safest way is to manually create the file.”, “WordPress › Error”); } require_once(‘../wp-config.php’); require_once(‘./ upgrade-functions.php’); if (isset($_GET[‘step’])) $step = $_GET[‘step’]; else $step = 0; header( ‘Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8’ ); ?> > text_direction)):? > WordPress ‘.__(‘Already Installed’).’ * ‘.__(‘You appear to have already installed WordPress. To reinstall please clear your old database tables first.’).’ ‘); switch($step) { case 0: ?> * ReadMe documentation at your leisure.’), ‘../readme.html’); ?> * ERROR: please type your e-mail address”)); } else if (!is_email($admin_email)){ die(__(“ERROR: the e-mail address isn’t correct”)); } ?> * log in with the username “admin” and password “%2$s”.’), ‘../wp-login.php’, $ password); ?> * Note that password carefully! It is a random password that was generated just for you. If you lose it, you will have to delete the tables from the database yourself, and re-install WordPress. So to review:’); ?> * admin wp-login.php * WordPress, personal publishing platform.’); ?> * whaddaya think? * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584479) * Please review [Installing WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress). Did you create your database and database user and give that user DBA rights? Are you sure you have a wp-config.php file and does it have the right information( your DB_HOST will be like mysql3.freehostia.com). * [Editing wp-config.php](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php) [Editing Files](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_Files) * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584480) * yes on all except the DBA rights. need to check it, but if ver 2.0 works on that same database, I think the problem is not there. it’s getting very annoying…. damn * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584481) * I have installed 2.2 several times on freehostia accounts, but can’t vouch for 2.2.1 yet. * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584487) * in the config.php should the username be the same as dbname? * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584490) * On some hosts it is the same. * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584492) * thx. could it be the php version? i don’t know if mine is 4.2+. it looks like the install.php doesn’t get executed properly. * if i fill in the blog name and email in the 1st step page (the form is between that errors garbage) and hit button to go to next step i get “The requested URL/ members/filemanager/install.php was not found on this server.” on the next page * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584496) * it’s not the platform. here’s freehostia reply: * “There is no problem to use here a Worldpress. Our PHP is 4.4 Our MySQL is 4.1 The mod_rewrite is enabled.” * don’t know what i’m doing wrong. looks like install.php can’t find the path to wp-config although i renamed the root folder per instructions….damn * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584520) * I agree, it is not the platform. * You should start over and review closely [Install WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Install_WordPress). * From your comment above * > “The requested URL /members/filemanager/install.php was not found on this > server.” * doesn’t look like a folder/file that is related to WordPress–meaning memebers or filemanager isn’t part of WordPress. * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584527) * …aaarrgghhhhh michael here’s what i do: * 1. download wordpress zip on my drive 2. unzip 3. rename folder “wordpress” to “blog” 4. upload the blog folder in my website mysubdomainname.freehostia. com/blog 5. create database&user 6. edit config-php with database details 7. run install.php 8. get hung up in the first step (that php code page) * would you mind installing it for me? i don’t have any files in that account except for wordpress files. * [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/) * (@moshu) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584528) * Re #7. Seemingly the installation looks for the file here: _The requested URL/ members/filemanager/install.php_ * According to your description – it should be here: mysubdomainname.freehostia. com/blog/wp-admin/install.php * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584529) * i know but can’t explain why it’s looking for it in the members/filemanager. * and if i run freehostia’s application for installing wordpress 2.0 it works like a charm. maybe i need to ask them why… * [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * (@michaelh) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584534) * Please put request in at [http://www.install4free.wordpress.net](http://www.install4free.wordpress.net) for a free installation. * Thread Starter [creaplus](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creaplus/) * (@creaplus) * [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/#post-584554) * sent it. any chance you’ll be able to get to it this weekend? thx Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 23 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘WP 2.2 Doesn’t Install’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 23 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/) * Last activity: [18 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-22-doesnt-install/page/2/#post-584579) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics