Answers.Body: <p>Open up this file:</p>
  
  <pre><code>/craft/config/db.php
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>... and take a look at the very first line. The file <strong>should</strong> start with this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?php
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>It sounds like that may not be the case with your file. Make sure there is absolutely nothing before that <code>&lt;</code> character, not even a blank line.</p>
  
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Answers.UserDisplayName: Lindsey D
Body: <p>I have installed Craft 2.2.2579 on my never-before-used website live rather than on my PC in a development environment. (I am not a developer.) Instructions were followed exactly (I believe), but when I point my browser to http://{mySiteName}/admin or the other alternatives, I get:
  <img src="https://i.sstatic.net/wCzGQ.jpg" alt="Error Message"></p>
  
  <p>The index page of the website itself loads just fine as http://{mySiteName}.</p>
  
  <p>Any ideas?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: Thank you so much, Lindsey D and Brad Bell. It looked right, but I re-copied from original file using Sublime Text, and the next thing you know, voila! Because it looked right (hidden characters? - what did I do?), I would have been a much longer time thinking to just redo it. Two thumbs up, especially for taking the time to answer such a simple question.
Comments.UserDisplayName: Lora at Two Sigma
Tags: <install>
Title: Installation Fails on Live Website
ThreadText: # Installation Fails on Live Website
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-09-04)
  
  I have installed Craft 2.2.2579 on my never-before-used website live rather than on my PC in a development environment. (I am not a developer.) Instructions were followed exactly (I believe), but when I point my browser to http://{mySiteName}/admin or the other alternatives, I get:
  ![Error Message](https://i.sstatic.net/wCzGQ.jpg)
  
  The index page of the website itself loads just fine as http://{mySiteName}.
  
  Any ideas?
  
  **Tags:** install
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_0**: Thank you so much, username_1 and username_2 username_2. It looked right, but I re-copied from original file using Sublime Text, and the next thing you know, voila! Because it looked right (hidden characters? - what did I do?), I would have been a much longer time thinking to just redo it. Two thumbs up, especially for taking the time to answer such a simple question.  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-09-04. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Open up this file:
  
  ```
  /craft/config/db.php
  
  ```
  
  ... and take a look at the very first line. The file **should** start with this:
  
  ```
  <?php
  
  ```
  
  It sounds like that may not be the case with your file. Make sure there is absolutely nothing before that `<` character, not even a blank line.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: 100 monopoly dollars says this is it.  
  
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