Install.php will not execute, only opens Dreamweaver :-(

  • I have uploaded all the files to my FTP and setup mySQL as instructed. The wp-config file looks OK but when I try to run in IE it just tries to open the file in Dreamweaver rather than executing the install.php.

    Any ideas?

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  • Are you running a web server? Does your server support PHP?

    I would guess that your webserver is not parsing the php file, and therefore your computer is trying to figure out what program to open it with.
    It sees that dreamweaver can, so it does.
    Make sure that php is installed and turned on.
    -Michael.

    Thread Starter daveyps

    (@daveyps)

    What is the best way to check that php is installed and turned on correctly, according to my provider there is no issue in running php scripts and they have lots of people running wordpress.

    Put the script from Finding Server Info in your web-root folder and browse to that.

    If you continue this thread please provide a link to see the problem.

    i got the same problem, here is my phpinfo

    the only option i have is either to download or to open the install.php

    sehomer, works okay for me…but when accessing a php script and it tries to download, then may need to add:
    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php

    to your httpd.conf file.

    That’s something your host may need to do.

    Don’t forget to remove that phpinfo script.

    thanks for your answer!

    hm, but why does my webserver acces the phpinfo file without errors?
    as i understand your answer, my webserver is not able to process php-files. i ran a phpbb-forum before and it worked fine for years.

    Thread Starter daveyps

    (@daveyps)

    i think the problem is relating to incorrect setup of web server, can anyone point me in direction of idiots guide to setup of Apache or other?

    according to my provider

    daveyps, most providers (hosting companies) aren’t going to let you setup apache. But just in case https://www.google.com/search?q=configure+apache

    my provider told me today that they will “setup” php5.* for me – i hope that will solve my problem

    I followed the 5min install manual for wordpress but when trying to execute the wp-admin/install.php script (step 5) it does not execute. It only shows the content of the script.
    However, when executing the <?php phpinfo(); ?> I see the processed output – this php file is executed.
    I’m running the following configuration:
    Windows XP, Apache 2.0.63, PHP 5.3.1 and MySql 5.1.

    I configured Apache/PHP as module – this is the httpd.conf entry I made:

    LoadModule php5_module c:/php/php5apache2.dll
AddType application/x-httpd-php .php
AddType application/x-httpd-php-source .phps
PHPIniDir "C:/php"

    Thanks for any suggestion on how to get this problem solved.

    To solve the non execution of PHP files and the subsequent “white/blank page” – I did the following:

    I added the following line of code in the apache httpd.conf file to automatically execute index.php files:
    DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
    With this entry – Apache loads automatically index.php files

    I then checked whether WordPress Installation is doing something in the database. I figured out that my DB setting is not on UTF-8 –> changing the DB setting to UTF-8 solved the problem with the “white/blank page” page.

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