# ERROR Installing Wordpress - command failed

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-command-failed/35115>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** mac, site-creation\
**Created:** [January 13, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-command-failed/35115 "2023-01-13T08:34:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![clnarbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/db5fbb/32.png) [@clnarbo](https://community.localwp.com/u/clnarbo)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 8:34am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-command-failed/35115/1 "2023-01-13T08:34:42Z")

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### Issue Summary

Just installed Local and won’t let me create a new site. It keeps saying Error Installing Wordpress and **command failed lazy symbol binding failed: Symbol not found: \_\_\_\_chkstk\_darwin** I’m using MacOS High Sierra, tried all suggested solutions in previous unresolved topics, and even had a flywheel engineer/senior engineer unable to solve the problem.

_One or two sentence summary of the issue._

#### Troubleshooting Questions

- Does this happen for all sites in Local, or just one in particular?  
yes

- Are you able to create a new, plain WordPress site in Local and access it in a Browser?  
no

#### Replication

Describe the steps that others can take to replicate this issue. If you have screenshots that can help clarify what is happening, please include them!

 ![Screen Shot 2023-01-12 at 2.27.26 PM](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/lwpforums/original/3X/f/6/f61af7201cde437edb65032493353e0960758305.png)

#### System Details

- Which version of Local is being used?  
6.6.0 mac

- What Operating System (OS) and OS version is being used?  
macOS High Sierra 10.13.6

- Attach the Local Log. See this Help Doc for instructions on how to do so:

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**Author:** ![Nick-B](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/nick-b/32/16140_2.png) [@Nick-B](https://community.localwp.com/u/Nick-B)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-command-failed/35115/2 "2023-01-17T20:45:01Z")

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> [@clnarbo](#):
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> failed lazy symbol binding failed

Hi @clnarbo

I left a response to your comment over on this thread:

> [@Error Installing Wordpress. Command Failed: lazy symbol binding failed: symbol not found: chkstk\_darwin](http://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-command-failed-lazy-symbol-binding-failed-symbol-not-found-chkstk-darwin/34568/5):
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> @clnarbo @brian2023 @a01300890 If you downgrade to PHP 7.3.5 do things work normally? This is likely an issue with your OS reaching its EOL and newer PHP versions aren’t being compiled for it. [https://endoflife.date/macos](https://endoflife.date/macos) Even though this comment is related specifically to Mojave, it will provide some more insight. [http://community.localwp.com/t/502-bad-gateway-nginx-1-16-0-in-all-sites-after-update/34030/12?u=nick-b](http://community.localwp.com/t/502-bad-gateway-nginx-1-16-0-in-all-sites-after-update/34030/12)

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.localwp.com/system/32/1_2.png) [@system](https://community.localwp.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2023, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-command-failed/35115/3 "2023-04-17T20:45:20Z")

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Closed on April 17, 2023, 8:45pm UTC

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