# Error installing wordpress when creating new site

**URL:** <https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-when-creating-new-site/38197>\
**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** installation, mac\
**Created:** [July 23, 2023, 5:40am UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-when-creating-new-site/38197 "2023-07-23T05:40:33Z")\
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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:** [July 25, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-installing-wordpress-when-creating-new-site/38197/2 "2023-07-25T14:54:58Z")

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Cross sharing my comment from your other post here:

> [@Error: incompatible zip file when trying to import site](https://community.localwp.com/t/error-incompatible-zip-file-when-trying-to-import-site/38195/3):
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> Hi @viddy6 The problem is your OS version which has reached its end of life. Part of our requirements for installing Local is at least MacOS 10.15 You might be able to get the site to work, but not with the Preferred settings. For example, you’ll have to roll PHP back to 7.3.5 I believe.

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