Error 404 when installing WordPress

  • I’m trying to install WordPress on the subdomain above. I did a manual install using Filezilla. I created a new database on cPanel and added a new user with all permissions. I edited wp-config-sample.php with my database information and resaved it as wp-config.php. Then when I go to my site to complete the install, I get this:

    Not Found
    The requested URL / was not found on this server.

    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

    Apache/2.2.25 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.25 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_bwlimited/1.4 Server at intranet.leicscab.org.uk Port 80

    I haven’t even managed to access the site yet to affect permalink settings, but I tried creating a .htaccess file, which changed the message to Error 500.

    After 2 days trying to sort this out I am completely stumped! Any help you can give would be amazing.

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Did you tell DNS Where that sub-domain resides with an ‘A’ record? Or did you ‘wildcard’ the root domain?

    Did you tell cPanel about the sub-domain?

    When you told cPanel about the sub-domain did you set the web root properly so it can find the site’s content?

    Did you do a sub-directory install under that web root by accident? It’s okay but if you did then you need to either move it or else follow these directions https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

    Thread Starter jocital

    (@jocital)

    Oh my God, that’s done it. It was a subdomain issue. I installed WordPress in the subdomain folder and updated the database details and now I’m in. THANK YOU so much :)))

    You should set this ticket as resolved so people will not waste the time to read the comment again and again. Thank you.

    skywaymedia

    (@skywaymedia)

    Good day…
    I installed WordPress on my server (1and1.com). I did a manual install using Cyberduck. The install completed well…. then I get this error ‘HTTP Error 404.0 – Not Found The resource you are looking for has been removed, had its name changed, or is temporarily unavailable.’. Please help.

    komakwp.ir

    (@mehrdadwp)

    add code to before .htacess

    # BEGIN WordPress
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteBase /
    RewriteRule ^index\.php$ – [L]
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteRule . /index.php [L]
    </IfModule>
    # END WordPress

    greetings,

    I created a website on and I installed WordPress. I was hoping the website would appear when I searched for the domain name I initially created, only to found that I had to add “/wp” at the end of the domain name for it to appear. I then went to general settings on my website and change the WordPress URL and I tried to delete ‘/wp’ and the page was redirected to error404.
    I then followed these steps trying to solve the problem:

    Go to phpMyAdmin and select the database for the website. Go to the “wp_options” table and edit the first option (option_name: siteurl) from “whatever” to “your site URL”.

    In the same “wp_options” table, look for “option_name: home” and change the URL there too.

    Now, rename your current .htaccess file to .htaccess_old and create a new blank .htaccess

    Go to the URL and update the database when the system asks you to.
    let’s see whether it helps you or not!

    this helped with the home page, but I am still getting error 404 in the “about, blog and contact”

    Please help

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