Running WordPress installation script returns 500 internal server error

  • I am installing WordPress for the first time in a subdirectory on the root of my website. I have attempted to follow the detailed instructions in “installing WordPress”, however my hosts version of phpMyAdmin does not match the description of the instructions.

    My host created a my SQL database, my username, and my password. I can log into phpMyAdmin however there is no privileges tab, link, or screen. I’ve changed nothing.

    I have edited the wp-config.php file accordingly.

    I renamed the wordpress directory to my own blog name, and FTPed the entire structure into the root of my website using FileZilla.

    When I tried to run the WordPress installation script https://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php with my website’s domain name in place of “example” and my WordPress subdirectory name in place of “blog” using Internet Explorer 8, I receive the error message “500 – Internal server error. There is a problem with the resource you are looking for, and it cannot be displayed.”

    Please advise.

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  • Try renaming wp-config.php to wp-config.php.old and letting WordPress create the config file as part of the install process.

    Thread Starter ctctc

    (@ctctc)

    Thanks. Same error.

    It may be a server configuration issue. Try asking your hosts for assistance.

    Thread Starter ctctc

    (@ctctc)

    I did post a question to the host, thank you.

    But something doesn’t seem right, the instructions asked me to “point a web browser to start the installation script”. By point I assume they mean typing that script into the address bar of the browser.

    Isn’t there some type of security wall to prevent anyone from pointing a browser to my site to run the install.php file? Could I be running into that security wall?

    It means that you navigate to https://example.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php in your web browser.

    Could I be running into that security wall?

    There’s no security wall. The script is only run once per site.

    Thread Starter ctctc

    (@ctctc)

    The host replied that on their server, they have to manually create my user name, password, database, and assign permissions, the last of which they previously forgot to do. Now I was able to run the installation script, with errors… ??

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