Title: wp-install.php problem Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # wp-install.php problem * Anonymous * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/) * Sorry, about the big post but this is the message I got when I click on the wp- install.php from the readme.html. What don’t I have config correctly? Step 1 Okay first we’re going to set up the links database. This will allow you to host your own blogroll, complete with Weblogs.com updates. Installing WP-Links. Checking for tables… ” . mysql_error()); if ($result != false) { echo “ Table ‘$tablelinkcategories’ created OK \n”; $got_cats = true; } } else { echo “ Found table ‘$tablelinkcategories’, don’t need to create it… \n”; $got_cats = true; } if (!$got_links) { echo “ Can’t find ‘$tablelinks’, gonna create it… \n”; $sql = “CREATE TABLE $tablelinks ( link_id int(11) NOT NULL auto_increment, link_url varchar(255) NOT NULL default”, link_name varchar(255) NOT NULL default ”, link_image varchar(255) NOT NULL default”, link_target varchar(25) NOT NULL default ”, link_category int(11) NOT NULL default 0, link_description varchar(255) NOT NULL default ”, link_visible enum (‘Y’,’ N’) NOT NULL default ‘Y’, link_owner int NOT NULL DEFAULT ‘1’, link_rating int NOT NULL DEFAULT ‘0’, link_updated DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT ‘0000-00-00 00:00: 00’, link_rel varchar(255) NOT NULL default ”, PRIMARY KEY (link_id) ) “; $result = mysql_query($sql) or print (“Can’t create the table ‘$tablelinks’ in the database.”. $sql . “ ” . mysql_error()); $links = mysql_query(“INSERT INTO $tablelinks VALUES(”,‘ [http://wordpress.org’](http://wordpress.org’);, ‘WordPress’, ”, ”, 1, ”, ‘Y’, 1, 0, ‘0000-00-00 00:00:00’, ”);”); $links = mysql_query(“INSERT INTO $tablelinks VALUES (”, ‘[http://cafelog.com’](http://cafelog.com’);,‘ b2’, ”, ”, 1, ”, ‘Y’, 1, 0, ‘0000-00-00 00:00:00’, ”);”); $links = mysql_query(“ INSERT INTO $tablelinks VALUES (”, ‘[http://photomatt.net’](http://photomatt.net’);,‘ Matt’, ”, ”, 1, ”, ‘Y’, 1, 0, ‘0000-00-00 00:00:00’, ”);”); $links = mysql_query(“ INSERT INTO $tablelinks VALUES (”, ‘[http://zed1.com/b2/’](http://zed1.com/b2/’);,‘ Mike’, ”, ”, 1, ”, ‘Y’, 1, 0, ‘0000-00-00 00:00:00’, ”);”); if ($result != false){ echo “ Table ‘$tablelinks’ created OK \n”; $got_links = true; } } else { echo“ Found table ‘$tablelinks’, don’t need to create it… \n”; $got_links = true; } if ($got_links && $got_cats) { echo “ Looking for category 1… \n”; $sql = “SELECT* FROM $tablelinkcategories WHERE cat_id=1 “; $result = mysql_query($sql) or print(“ Can’t query ‘$tablelinkcategories’. ” . $sql . “ ” . mysql_error()); if ($result! = false) { if ($row = mysql_fetch_object($result)) { echo “ You have at least 1 category. Good! \n”; $got_row = true; } else { echo “ Gonna insert category 1… \n”; $sql = “INSERT INTO $tablelinkcategories (cat_id, cat_name) VALUES (1,‘ General’)”; $result = mysql_query($sql) or print (“Can’t query insert category.”. $sql . “ ” . mysql_error()); if ($result != false) { echo “ Inserted category Ok \n”; $got_row = true; } } } } if ($got_row) { echo “ All done! \n”; } ?> Did you defeat the boss monster at the end? Great! You’re ready for Step 2. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/) * (@matt) * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23466) * Are you sure PHP is running on your server? * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23467) * Yes, I believe so because I installed b2 withouth problem. I’m just have problem with wordpress. * [southerngal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/southerngal/) * (@southerngal) * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23469) * Wait, you have b2 running? Are you doing an install over b2, or are you just upgrading to WP? * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23471) * Yes, I installed b2 and got it running. Then I drop the database for b2 and start the wordpress install from scratch and that’s the current problem. I kept the b2 and wordpress folders separate from each other and follow the install structions separately. I also tried the b2-2 upgrade and that did not work either. I thought a fresh install of wordpress would be a good solution but did not work. * [southerngal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/southerngal/) * (@southerngal) * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23486) * If you dropped the tables, that could be the problem. Depending on what you are using for your control panel, it could be a bug. I have found that cpanel has a bug that shows that that tables are dropped, but they are still there. What you should probably do is try to use a new MySQL database. If you only have one available, put in a support ticket to your host and tell them the problem. They will wipe the tables out for you and that should be the solution. 🙂 * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23492) * Still have the same problem…I created another database different from the one for b2 and launch wp-install.php. * Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/) * (@matt) * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23495) * Could you post a link to your phpinfo.php? * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23500) * Sorry, I don’t give you a link but I’ll email the phpinfo page to you. * Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/) * (@matt) * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23505) * I looked at it and I really don’t know what your problem is. There’s no reason why PHP code would be displayed to the browser in any situation if PHP is running on the server. I would recommend (if you can) trying it on a different server and see if you fare better there. * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23519) * Thanks for the help. I’m really at a lost here. I installed b2 without problem but have a problem with wp. I don’t have another system to test this on. I’m using iBook OS X 10.2.6 with the default php and tested it with Safari, MS IE and Camino just of good measure. I’m surprise other people don’t have this problem. I just downloaded 7.2 beta and no luck. * [Dougal Campbell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dougal/) * (@dougal) * [23 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-23523) * It really sounds like for some reason, your httpd isn’t recognizing the files as PHP code for some reason. You might try looking for help in some of the OS/ X specific forums? * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-24045) * I think you use “open file” to open the readme.html. You need open the readme. html via httpd. as below [http://localhost/wordpress/readme.html](http://localhost/wordpress/readme.html) * Thread Starter Anonymous * [23 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-24049) * I experienced the same problem with Safari. What you need to do rather then clicking on the wp-install.php from within the readme.html you need to type in the url like [http://localhost/wp-admin/wp-install.php.](http://localhost/wp-admin/wp-install.php.) I did open the readme.html just by clicking on that file which is the same as‘ open file’. You can try sword’s respond also that sounds logical. Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) The topic ‘wp-install.php problem’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 13 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: Anonymous * Last activity: [23 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-installphp-problem/#post-24049) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics