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WordPress How to Make a Website with WordPress Installing WordPress The Famous 5-Minute WordPress Install

Posted by jeffreyburch
jeffreyburch
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WordPress Error

After installing WordPress I get the following error message: The file 'wp-config.php' already exists. If you need to reset any of the configuration items in this file, please delete it first. You may try installing now....I have do not know how to proceed?

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Yongshuo Wang
Yongshuo Wang
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Yongshuo Wang
Yongshuo Wang
5,500 Points

Do you have the access to the terminal, if you does,

cd directory of wp-config.php file rm wp-config.php

After that, refresh again to re-install the wordpress. You may need to sudoer permission to do this.