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I did all the file permission and following all the step , but when i am trying to install my expression engine it will give me this error “Your config file does not appear to be formatted correctly.”.
I am not getting where is the error please help me,

THANKS IN ADVANCE

[This is the sort of question you should post in the official help forum.]

I’ve had that error a few times. It sometimes happens if I place the /system/ folder above the root. You have to make sure you’ve specified the path to the /system/ folder in the config file, and also the path to the /themes/ folder. (That latter one is what has tripped me up before.)

$config[‘theme_folder_path’] = “YOUR PATH HERE”;

The path should be something like:
/home/username/public_html/themes/

Does that help?

Hi Rahul,

Does ralph’s advice help at all?

The only first stage advice I would give is to ensure you are performing the install by going to the correct URL as mentioned in Step 4 here - http://ellislab.com/expressionengine/user-guide/installation/installation.html

If you don’t get anywhere with this then I can shift your post up to the Technical Support forum for you if you like?

Thanks.

Mark