adding another site to same server – cannot open install.php

  • I am brand new to WordPress taking over an environment created by someone else. We have a Windows 2008 server in house that serves two sites to WordPress. I need to create third site.

    I created the new database. I added all the extracted WordPress files to a new folder under wamp/www. I created the wp-config.php file with the newly created DB name and the user and password.

    If I open the install.php file from it’s location (IE C:\ProgramData\wamp\www…) it gives an error about PHP not running on the server. The other sites are running, so I know PHP is installed and running. If I go to https://localhost/newsitedirectory/wp-admin/install.php, the page that displays is a not found error page from one of the other sites on the server. If I go to https://www.newsite.com/wp-admin/install.php, IE just says it cannot display the webpage.

    It appeared I was following set up directions so far, but now I’m stuck and can’t seem to find anything through my searches that appears to be the exact same issue I’m having. I feel like I’m just missing something easy, but, due to my newbie knowledge, I’m just not aware of what it is.

    Thanks in advance for any assistance you can offer!

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  • It sounds like you have done everything right except the last step.

    If you have installed WordPress on a localhost/WAMP server, just go to:
    localhost/newsitefoldername

    WordPress will start the installation process automatically.

    If you have a new domain name set up and operating, accessible from an Internet connection, just go to:
    newsitename.com

    and the install process will begin.

    Yes, the codex says to use the full url, but I just did a test install to confirm my instructions using my WAMP server and WordPress completed the installation as advertised.

    Thread Starter Claytonian

    (@claytonian)

    Thanks for responding, Tracy. I tried what you suggested and got the same negative results. Is there something that needs to be added to the wp-config file or to Apache that tells it where on the server to serve the page from, almost like a host header in IIS? It’s just odd that the new site url goes to the original site’s home page.

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