installer.php wants to open instead of execute

I found this article (https://lifeinthegrid.com/support/knowledgebase.php?article=12) but it suggests that my server is not processign php. However I have other WP sites on my localhost that work just fine. So it is obviously serving up php.

Hey Htown,

Can you serve up PHP files in the exact same directory you are trying to browse to the installer.php from? Sometimes .htaccess rules can effect settings at the directory level. I would try and place a file called test.php inside the same directory as installer.php and then put something simple inside the test.php file like:

<?php
// Show all information, defaults to INFO_ALL
phpinfo();
?>

If that shows you info then you may have to debug the installer.php. Place a die(‘die here’); statement on the first line (of the installer) and then work your way down there may be some character encoding in the file that is causing issues…

Let me know if that helps…

Got it thank you. .htaccess the culprit once again.

Thats Good! Thanks for the update…