Error: PHP is not running | WordPress requires that your web server is running..

You need to make sure the CentOS server has PHP installed on it and is running on PHP.

You need to make sure the CentOS server has PHP installed on it and is running on PHP.

Hi,
I made sure of that; please see below:

[root@hv conf]# php -v
PHP 5.4.30 (cli) (built: Jun 27 2014 11:59:22)
Copyright (c) 1997-2014 The PHP Group
Zend Engine v2.4.0, Copyright (c) 1998-2014 Zend Technologies
    with the ionCube PHP Loader v4.4.1, Copyright (c) 2002-2013, by ionCube Ltd.
[root@hv conf]#

Are you sure every file from the WordPress install is in the root folder? Make sure you don’t upload the folder after unzipping the zip you downloaded from this site and just upload all the files within the folder. Also, make sure there is an index.php file there.

Yes, install.php is inside /wp-admin/ folder; which is in the root/public_html folder for this website.

[root@hv wp-admin]# ls
about.php              customize.php           index.php            media-upload.php        nav-menus.php           plugins.php        upgrade-functions.php
admin-ajax.php         edit-comments.php       install-helper.php   menu-header.php         network                 post-new.php       upgrade.php
admin-footer.php       edit-form-advanced.php  install.php          menu.php                network.php             post.php           upload.php
admin-functions.php    edit-form-comment.php   js                   moderation.php          options-discussion.php  press-this.php     user
admin-header.php       edit-link-form.php      link-add.php         ms-admin.php            options-general.php     profile.php        user-edit.php
admin.php              edit.php                link-manager.php     ms-delete-site.php      options-head.php        revision.php       user-new.php
admin-post.php         edit-tag-form.php       link-parse-opml.php  ms-edit.php             options-media.php       setup-config.php   users.php
async-upload.php       edit-tags.php           link.php             ms-options.php          options-permalink.php   theme-editor.php   widgets.php
comment.php            export.php              load-scripts.php     ms-sites.php            options.php             theme-install.php
credits.php            freedoms.php            load-styles.php      ms-themes.php           options-reading.php     themes.php
css                    images                  maint                ms-upgrade-network.php  options-writing.php     tools.php
custom-background.php  import.php              media-new.php        ms-users.php            plugin-editor.php       update-core.php
custom-header.php      includes                media.php            my-sites.php            plugin-install.php      update.php
[root@hv wp-admin]# pwd
/home/website/public_html/wp-admin
[root@hv wp-admin]#

The index.php dile is also there:

[root@hv public_html]# ls
awstats-icon  index.php    stats            wp-blog-header.php    wp-config-sample.php  wp-includes        wp-login.php     wp-signup.php
awstatsicons  license.txt  wp-activate.php  wp-comments-post.php  wp-content            wp-links-opml.php  wp-mail.php      wp-trackback.php
icon          readme.html  wp-admin         wp-config.php.php     wp-cron.php           wp-load.php        wp-settings.php  xmlrpc.php
[root@hv public_html]# pwd
/home/website/public_html
[root@hv public_html]#

Any other suggestions?

Install php-mysql. Restart Apache.

Install php-mysql. Restart Apache.

It’s already installed:

[root@hv public_html]# yum install php-mysql
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: mirror.cogentco.com
 * webtatic-source: us-east.repo.webtatic.com
Setting up Install Process
Package matching php-mysql-5.2.17-1.el5.vmbleed.x86_64 already installed. Checking for update.
Nothing to do
[root@hv public_html]#

What happened when you re-started Apache? Also, is php-gd installed?

What happened when you re-started Apache? Also, is php-gd installed?

Apache did not complain when I restarted it, but the restart didn’t affect anything.

php-gd is installed too:

[root@hv public_html]# yum install php-gd
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, security
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
 * epel: mirror.cogentco.com
 * webtatic-source: us-east.repo.webtatic.com
Setting up Install Process
Package matching php-gd-5.2.17-1.el5.vmbleed.x86_64 already installed. Checking for update.
Nothing to do
[root@hv public_html]#

Run this command please:

apachectl status

Let me know what the terminal says.

[root@hv public_html]# apachectl status
                                   Not Found

   The requested URL /server-status was not found on this server.

   --------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Apache/2.2.3 (CentOS) Server at localhost Port 80
[root@hv public_html]#

OK. Try either command below:

httpd restart

OR

/sbin/service httpd restart

[root@hv public_html]# /sbin/service httpd restart
Stopping httpd:      OK  ]
Starting httpd:   [  OK  ]
[root@hv public_html]#

Great! Now, when you go to your site, what do you see? The install page?

Great! Now, when you go to your site, what do you see? The install page?

No; it’s still the same thing.

I see. Read this thread and maybe you can find your answer there.