Checking URL to installation - Web page at 'http://localhost/mantisbt/' does not appear to be a MantisBT site.

[SPKannan]

[issue]https://mantisbt.org/bugs/view.php?id=34587[/issue]

Installed MySQL8.0 and created DB with name "mantis"
Placed extracted MantisBT 2.26.2 in Apache24 --> C:\Apache24\htdocs\mantisbt
restarted the apache server from Services Window

typed in Address bar localhost/mantisbt

Expected -- It should redirect to url "http://localhost/mantisbt/admin/install.php"
Actual : Not redirect to url "http://localhost/mantisbt/admin/install.php"

Did Manually providing the direct URL http://localhost/mantisbt/admin/install.php to proceed the installation further

Filled necessary details in this page like, DBname( mantis) provide DB username,password,db admin and password

Clicked on Install/upgrade --> Error at Checking URL to installation - Web page at 'http://localhost/mantisbt/' does not appear to be a MantisBT site