WordPress won’t install…

  • I’ve been trying to install WordPress on my GoDaddy hosting account, and to no avail. Every time I boot up the install file it has lots of gibberish and a gigantic button that says (through the gibberish) “Go To Second Step”. Can anyone help me?

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  • You are uploading the files not in Binary Mode, but in ASCII mode.
    You need to tell your ftp program which mode to use.
    What ftp program are you using ?

    Thread Starter fry2006

    (@fry2006)

    I’m using plain Windows Explorer to upload.

    Filezilla: https://filezilla.sourceforge.net

    That’s the program of choice for Windows. They have a great set of docs for their program, and there is also some help here: https://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/FileZilla/

    Thread Starter fry2006

    (@fry2006)

    I’m downloading Filezilla right now, thanks for the help.

    I thought it would be the same problem that GoDaddy has with phpBB…

    GoDaddy and WordPress are fine together.
    The only difference is that you do not use ‘localhost’ in your wp-config. You must use something like ‘mysql36.secureserver’ – whatever is in your cpanel.

    Thread Starter fry2006

    (@fry2006)

    Now how do I open up the install page in Filezilla?

    You open the install page in your browser.
    https://www.example.com/wp-admin/install.php

    Thread Starter fry2006

    (@fry2006)

    I’m still getting the same gibberish…

    Does your hosting account have php enabled ?

    Copy this:

    <?php phpinfo(); ?>

    paste that one line into notepad.
    Save it as ‘info.php’
    upload it to somewhere on your site
    Look at it in your browser
    https://www.example.com/info.php
    and let us know what you see ?
    (Upload it as ASCII)

    Thread Starter fry2006

    (@fry2006)

    It goes straight to a File Download box, asking me if I want to download info.php.

    It sounds like you just have a static account at GoDaddy and not one that includes PHP, can you provide a link to the details of the account you signed up for?

    Thread Starter fry2006

    (@fry2006)

    https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/hosting/shared.asp?se=%2B&ci=132

    The Economy Plan, just the way it is there.

    Did you get the Windows plan by any chance? That would explain it if you did, you want the Linux plan.

    Hello, I am tryng to install WP but when I try to open webdejavu.com/wp-admin/install.php I always get this error page back:

    “Internal Server Error

    The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

    Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

    More information about this error may be available in the server error log.”

    I am sure that my hosting service supports php and MySql, that all files are in root and that the information I have introduced in the wp-config.php is all correct. So haw can I complete the installation process?

    My MySql service do not allow to create new DB so I have to use 1 of the 5 default DB they provided me… Also, the hostname I’ve got is 62.149.150.34 but I don’t think this might be a prob. So… this is all the information I have. Can u help me? Tnx

    An internal server error is usually returned due to a corrupt .htaccess file, what does your .htaccess file in the root of your WordPress install have in it? Does your host support mod_rewrite?

    Also please don’t hijack an existing thread for an unrelated problem.

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