Newbie: install went fine, now site points to my isp’s default construction page

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  atoczyski · Member · Mar 17, 2009 at 4:33 am

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  Hello there. I’m brand new to WordPress and have very little knowledge of all the “basics” I’ve been reading on the forum and support pages.

  I am hosted by 1 and 1. Created the myslq 5 database, uploaded wp with filezilla to the database, installation went fine as far as I can tell. At my wp admin page, when I click the “visit” site link the browser opens to a “default construction page” provided by 1 and 1.

  Can anyone explain the how/what/where to fix this – and I mean literally in 4 year old idiot language.

  Thanks,

  Alex

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  sambauers · Member · Mar 17, 2009 at 4:33 am

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  You did not specify a blog address or reason for posting when you created this topic.

  This support forum is for WordPress.com hosted blogs only. If you have a self-hosted WordPress blog you need to seek help at the WordPress.org forums, not here.

  If you don’t understand the difference, you may find this information helpful.

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  bl777 · Member · Mar 17, 2009 at 12:00 pm

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  Could it have something to do with the default index file that your hosting provider installs on your domain when you buy your hosting?