WP won´t install in Safari or Firefox...what´s wrong?

[0nelove]

So, open up the "Read Me" file and I´ve tried to open up the wp-admin/install.php file. But nothing happens, or what opens is code. I´ve read all over the web how it´s easy to install and setup, etc. But I cannot for the life of me get it installed. I am a complete newbie to WP and programing in general.

Any help, or a link to a step by step guide would be great.

Thank you

[chipbennett]

We need more information:

What is your server environment? Have you installed the files on a server that meets WordPress' minimum requirements with respect to PHP and MySQL? (Note that the file you linked appears to be on your local *desktop*, which I strongly doubt is part of a valid XAMPP stack.)

[PressedIn]

If code is displaying when you're attempting to access the file it would seem that PHP is not correctly configured or the module is not being loaded. If you've installed Apache, PHP, and MySQL on your PC, I'd make sure that it correctly installed (perhaps re-install it?), otherwise, I'd setup an account with a cheap web hosting provider that provides a correctly configured environment for WordPress so that you can test your configuration from there.

[0nelove]

Thanks guys. I am currently trying to use it with Mamp, which acts like a local server, so you don´t have to be online.

Basically, I am beyond lost with everything. All of the tutorials and videos Ive watched present options, etc. that don´t come up for me.

[chipbennett]

Thanks guys. I am currently trying to use it with Mamp, which acts like a local server, so you don´t have to be online.

Basically, I am beyond lost with everything. All of the tutorials and videos Ive watched present options, etc. that don´t come up for me.

Have you verified that Apache, MySQL, and PHP services are all running?

Have you placed the WordPress files in the appropriate directory, e.g. htdocs, inside your MAMP install?

The filepath for install.php (i.e. /Users/davidgoodley/desktop/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php) leads me to believe that you've not actually installed WordPress in your MAMP install. Just because you've installed MAMP doesn't mean that your MAMP stack can serve any arbitrary files on your computer.

You need to ensure that you've installed WordPress in the correct location, in order for MAMP to serve it. I use LAMPP, not MAMP, but it looks like you need to install WordPress in a directory such as /Applications/MAMP/htdocs/