wordpress install is not working why

When I browse to:
https://ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/
I get a homepage of a new WordPress website, all OK.

Similarly:
https://ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/readme.html
Also works correctly.

https://ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/2016/05/04/hello-world/#comments
I get: “The requested URL /2016/05/04/hello-world/ was not found on this server.”

This suggests to me that the permalinks are not working.
So either:
– upload your .htaccess file, be sure to keep the old one just in case.
OR
– Login to your website Administrator, from the dashboard go to “Appearance > Permalinks”, it will show your chosen style since it is stored in the database which you imported. BUT you still need to SAVE since only this will update the .htaccess file to make it work.

Otherwise since your hosting environment is a little unusual, and hence outside the experience of the community here, I suggest that you seek support from your amazon hosting.

Excuse me, of course the Permalinks setting is at:
dashboard go to “Settings > Permalinks”
Trust this didn’t cause too much confusion.

thank you for the help I wonder why it started working? I did not change anything.

for some reason when I login to the admin area it gives me a double url
https://ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-admin/ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/wp-admin/options-permalink.php?settings-updated=true

That is a curious stutter in the URL.
Could it be an issue with .htaccess ?

What is your “site address” and “wordpress address” ? (From dashboard > settings > general)

On your homepage using firebug, I find this for the single menu item:

<a href="ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/sample-page/">Sample Page</a>

This can’t be correct.

I think your site address ad wordpress address should be:
https://ec2-52-32-44-165.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com

Note it starts with http colon slash slash, and does not end in a slash.