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# bvy

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## Forum Replies Created

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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [default.php vs index.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defaultphp-vs-indexphp/)
 *  Thread Starter [bvy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvy/)
 * (@bvy)
 * [16 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/defaultphp-vs-indexphp/#post-1404608)
 * Okay, that gave me an idea. I went into my .htaccess file and specified that 
   index.php, not default.php, should be the starting page. And now everything works.
   Thanks!
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [install.php?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-14/)
 *  Thread Starter [bvy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvy/)
 * (@bvy)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-14/#post-1356291)
 * Thanks. If I log in and then replace default.php with index.php as you suggest,
   I get in to the admin area.
 * However, now if I click the “Visit Site” link at the top of the admin page, it
   takes me to /blog/default.php (doesn’t exist). If I type /blog/index.php it just
   redirects me back to /blog/default.php.
 * I’m hosting on GoDaddy if that matters.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [install.php?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-14/)
 *  Thread Starter [bvy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvy/)
 * (@bvy)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-14/#post-1356211)
 * Okay, I’ve reinstalled and got a little further.
 * On my first prompt to log-in (at the end of the installation) I do so. I log 
   in with ‘admin’ and my admin password. It then sends me to:
    /wp-admin/default.
   php
 * Which doesn’t exist! Where should it be sending me after logging in?
 * Thanks.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [install.php?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-14/)
 *  Thread Starter [bvy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bvy/)
 * (@bvy)
 * [16 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installphp-14/#post-1356138)
 * I must be missing something. I did a GoDaddy automated installation. The install.
   php is gone. I downloaded it from here and moved it over. When I broswed to it,
   it said WP was already installed.
 * Okay, fine. So I go to the log-in page: wp-login.php. I logged in with the user/
   password I created. Now it redirects me to /wp-admin/default.php.
 * Which doesn’t exist.
 * Thanks for your help, by the way.

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