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# mralancooper

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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [browser can’t find wp-admin dir to run install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/)
 *  Thread Starter [mralancooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralancooper/)
 * (@mralancooper)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/#post-1370239)
 * Bingo! That’s the problem.
 * Thanks for the help!
 * As usual, it’s obvious once you know the problem.
 * I’m now getting an error from the install script, but that’s certainly a different
   problem, which I’ll work on for awhile before I bug you about it.
 *  thanx,
    Alan
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [browser can’t find wp-admin dir to run install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/)
 *  Thread Starter [mralancooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralancooper/)
 * (@mralancooper)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/#post-1370233)
 * Okay, I asked the Laughingsquid guys and they said:
    ————— This file indeed exists.
   It is the one here: [http://mralancooper.com](http://mralancooper.com)
 * It says ‘your website is ready…’ You’ll just need to delete or rename that index.
   html file so the WordPress’ index.php file can serve by default.
 * The file is located here:
    /www.mralancooper.com/web/content/ ————— So I went
   to the web/content dir and renamed the index.html file. Unfortunately, I still
   get the identical 404 when I try to run the WP install script. However, if I 
   try to view “www.mralancooper.com”, I no longer get the contents of the index.
   html file; instead it gives me a “Forbidden” 403 error.
 * Progress, but not success.
    THANKS
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [browser can’t find wp-admin dir to run install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/)
 *  Thread Starter [mralancooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralancooper/)
 * (@mralancooper)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/#post-1370202)
 * There was an “index.php” file in the root, but I had already renamed it to “xxxindex.
   php” and that didn’t help. I can’t find any index.html files there.
 * I own two domains under one account at Laughingsquid, so the root (“\”) owns 
   two folders (“www.otherdomain.com” and “www.mralancooper.com”). I’ve been assuming
   that “the root” in the installation instructions refers to the folder named “
   www.mralancooper.com”. Is that correct? That’s where all of the WP files are.
 * Thanks for your help!
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [browser can’t find wp-admin dir to run install.php](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/)
 *  Thread Starter [mralancooper](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mralancooper/)
 * (@mralancooper)
 * [16 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/browser-cant-find-wp-admin-dir-to-run-installphp/#post-1370135)
 * Yes. I just checked again. The full directory tree and all files are there.

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