Stuck on It Works! with index.html vs. index.php

  • I have a new WordPress 4.2.2 Installation on a new Debian Linux install…
    The default Index.html file located in /var/www returns It Works! for the default web page.
    If I replace this file with index.php, The web page returns a directory listing. I’ve removed index.html, then the page can’t be found.
    Server: Debian
    Command line install. LAMP installed correctly, I suppose.
    Basically, I can’t get past this point.
    Currently this server is an internal box for testing.
    I can open PHPmyadmin, Apache2 service will restart ok, I’ve tried new install of Debian, LAMP, etc….always get to this point.
    Questions? Comments? Help? Troubleshooting? Please?
    Thank You?

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  • Andrew Nevins

    (@anevins)

    WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support

    I’m not sure how this relates to WordPress

    Thread Starter tschmid4

    (@tschmid4)

    It’s a default WordPress installation. That’s the only thing that’s on the server…

    Thread Starter tschmid4

    (@tschmid4)

    I have the luxury of a test server. formatted drive, new OS Debian, New LAMP install, (several methods)
    The latest was:
    apt-get install wordpress curl apache2 mysql-server
    rename wp-admin-sample.php to wp-admin.php.
    specify Name, db, etc.

    the default server URL only shows the Index of /
    Apache/2.2.22 (Debian) Server at testserver Port 80
    I can make tweaks and have the URL point to IT Works!
    I can open MySQLAdmin, the apache2 service will start, stop reload, without errors. I’ve only gone through the first 50 pages of the installation forum….
    everything installs without error but I can’t get a Welcome to WordPress . php page. It also seems no .php page wants to load. Is there someplace in MySQLServer to look?

    usually you need to remove the index.html from your directory for WP to load.You can try installing WP in a sub directory to test this.

    Thread Starter tschmid4

    (@tschmid4)

    In relation to WordPress,
    With no index.html in the usr/share/wordpress directory, The server returns the It Works! page.
    Thanks for your reply.

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