Title: Wp installation step 2 (mail error)
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Wp installation step 2 (mail error)

 *  [solesupply](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solesupply/)
 * (@solesupply)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/)
 * Hi,
 * Step 1 went fine, but having some issue with step 2. Receiving the following 
   message after filling out the fields:
 * Sorry, that isn’t a valid email address. Email addresses look like [username@example.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/username@example.com?output_format=md).
 * Any solution on this?
 * /Joachim

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 *  [Senff – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senff/)
 * (@senff)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/#post-7603331)
 * What email address did you enter? Are you sure it’s valid with no typos?
 *  Thread Starter [solesupply](https://wordpress.org/support/users/solesupply/)
 * (@solesupply)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/#post-7603383)
 * Hi,
 * Several different addresses. Does step 2 link to step 1, and i need to use the
   same username and password (db credentials)?
 * I thought step 2 was “my” logon, and that I choose username and password…
 * /JOachim
 *  [Senff – a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senff/)
 * (@senff)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/#post-7603395)
 * No, in step 2 you can technically enter anything you want for the email address(
   and you can change it later). Did you try something simple like [aaa@bbb.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/aaa@bbb.com?output_format=md)?
 *  [Paul Tomlinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itommo/)
 * (@itommo)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/#post-8322427)
 * Did you get a solution to this problem?
 * I’m trying to install WordPress and am getting the same error (“Sorry, that isn’t
   a valid email address. Email addresses look like [username@example.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/username@example.com?output_format=md).”)
   at the second install page.. the form is asking for a username but tells me that
   the email address is invalid. I’ve tried putting my email address and random 
   email addresses in there – no difference.
 * Brand new install, downloaded a fresh copy of WP 4.6.1 this morning, new database
   as well. Nothing else in the root nor the sub directory. Any help gratefully 
   received.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 4 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Paul Tomlinson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/itommo/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installation-step-2-mail-error/#post-8322427)
 * Status: not resolved

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