# Can't get WordPress Installed :( **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 6, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046 "2008-02-06T19:49:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 7:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/1 "2008-02-06T19:49:24Z")
LITTLE HELP W/WORDPRESS PLS. I have hosting through precisioneffect. Created a new database, created a user for that database. I downloaded the lastest version of wordpress… modified the config.php file and upped everything to my root directory. i’m supposed to go to domain/wp-admin/install.php … but when I do, all that shows up is a blank page… any ideas? I’m stumped and frustrated :uhh: ---
**Author:** ![Matt\_Danger](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/matt_danger/32/4981_2.png) [@Matt\_Danger](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Matt_Danger)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/2 "2008-02-06T20:50:52Z")
Double check the config.php file you edited for syntax errors. It’s possible that your host has PHP error reporting turned off, so when a parse error occurs only a blank page is displayed. ---
**Author:** ![dozr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/41988e/32.png) [@dozr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dozr)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 9:47am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/3 "2008-02-07T09:47:51Z")
Stupid Questions (But need to be asked) Is it an apache server? Is it running current versions of MySQL and PHP? Does your host support mod rewrite? Do you have the correct location to your database? Sometimes the default value for this is incorrect. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 9:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/4 "2008-02-07T09:50:45Z")
It doesn’t have some lame remove me line in the config does it? ---
**Author:** ![DrDoS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ccd318/32.png) [@DrDoS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/DrDoS)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 10:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/5 "2008-02-07T10:43:42Z")
do what was stated also check the permissions on the install script. check the htaccess ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 10:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/6 "2008-02-07T10:55:16Z")
He figured it out… lets let him explain what he did wrong 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 10:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/7 "2008-02-07T10:56:47Z")
did you log out of ftp after making changes ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/8 "2008-02-07T11:17:04Z")
> [@ILCisDEAD](#): > > He figured it out… lets let him explain what he did wrong > > 🙂 Yeah, I got it up and running. Shall we say I made a typo in entering the sites DNS? Anyways, thanks for the help guys… it’s nice to know there are caring nerds out there :tup: Now to theme/skin this bitch. :lolsign: ---
**Author:** ![Locutus](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/locutus/32/7574_2.png) [@Locutus](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Locutus)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 11:17am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/9 "2008-02-07T11:17:45Z")
link? ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2008, 11:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/10 "2008-02-07T11:19:48Z")
> [@Locutus](#): > > link? It’s not for personal blogging or anything, but for $ making purposes. Nothing exciting :tdown: ---
**Author:** ![evane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/6bbea6/32.png) [@evane](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/evane)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2008, 12:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cant-get-wordpress-installed/43046/11 "2008-02-08T12:56:05Z")
a couple of questions When you uploaded (i am assuming ftp) to your host where you in ascii mode? Next What are the permissions of the files on the host? Most GUI ftp clients will show this, I prefer Filezilla. All .php files need to be Owner RW, Group and other R Also I am assuming this webhosts makes error logs accessible what does it say in there?