Title: /wp-admin/install.php does nothing
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# /wp-admin/install.php does nothing

 *  [bunkertor7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bunkertor7/)
 * (@bunkertor7)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-does-nothing/)
 * Hello there,
 * The 5 minute installation of WordPress has become a five hour installation and
   counting :-/
 * I created a MySQL database for wordpress on my webserver. I downloaded and unzipped
   WordPress. Edited and saved the wp-config.php file with the right DB_name, user,
   password, host and charset. And uploaded all the files to my FTP-server with 
   FileZilla. So far so good. No problems here.
 * But at first when I tried to open the /wp-admin/install.php file it only opened
   my note pad with a large string of codex beginning with: _<?php
    /** * WordPress
   Installer * * [@package](https://wordpress.org/support/users/package/) WordPress*
   @subpackage Administration */
 * /**
    * We are installing WordPress. * * [@since](https://wordpress.org/support/users/since/)
   unknown * [@var](https://wordpress.org/support/users/var/) bool */ define(‘WP_INSTALLING’,
   true); And more.
 * I guess the problem here is that somehow the php filetype opens standard in notepad.
   So I tried ‘open with’ and I choose ‘Internet explorer’. The installfile now 
   opens internet explorer and I get the question (from windows) if I want to open
   or save it. So I click ‘open’, but nothing happens.
 * Does anyone have an idea why nothing happens?
 * I work with Windows Vista Home premium. Downloaded the latest version of WordPress(
   two days ago).
 * Sincerely,
 * Roger

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 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-does-nothing/#post-1434386)
 * Contact your host and ask them about the proper method for enabling the php handler
   for your web space.
 *  Thread Starter [bunkertor7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bunkertor7/)
 * (@bunkertor7)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-does-nothing/#post-1434621)
 * Thanks for giving the tip to contact my host. My host pointed me to the possibility
   to use an installationprogram on the controlpanel of my webspace. I only had 
   to click on ‘install WordPress’ and the program installed it for me. Ha!
 * So, hint for everyone having problems with installing WordPress: before downloading
   WordPress and trying to install it: check the controlpanel of your webspace if
   there is an installationprogram included.
 *  [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * (@claytonjames)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-does-nothing/#post-1434632)
 * Glad to hear you got it going! Don’t forget to check and make sure that your 
   host is providing you with the most recent release of WordPress. Older releases
   contain some well known vulnerabilities.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Clayton James](https://wordpress.org/support/users/claytonjames/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-admininstallphp-does-nothing/#post-1434632)
 * Status: not resolved

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