WordPress Installation Hangs on Step 2
I have been trying to install the latest WordPress (2.3.2) on our Windows Server for a long time. The famous 5-minute install keeps failing me for some reason. My installation hangs/fails at Step 2 (where it is supposed to show me the admin password).
Well, the solution to my problem turned out to be in php.ini. Open it up and change the value of max_execution_time from 30 to 60. When I did that, it got working just fine.
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January 25th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
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January 28th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
I was hit with the same error as you do! I tried the phi.ini but the problem was still unsolved!! Any other ideas what could be wrong?
January 28th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Hi Solarture,
Did you restart your web server after making the change to php.ini. I am not 100% sure but I think you need to restart the web server for any changes to take effect (I do it as a matter of habit).
Please try that and let me know if it works…
January 6th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
I tried that but in my version of Xampp it was already 60, so my problem is still there
February 25th, 2011 at 1:29 am
Thank you. Have been searching for this answer for hours!!!
March 19th, 2011 at 7:08 pm
Yes, that’s it! Too much time for wordpress to install. Thank you very much.