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Ever get that stupid "Stylesheet Missing" error when you try and install a theme in Wordpress? It's usually late at night when you should already be asleep. 

Is this what brings you to my blog? 

Hopefully I can help you out. 

First, take another look at the files of the Wordpress theme you uploaded. You can do this easily via your ftp client. 

Do you see a lot of files ending with php? 

If so, you may need to delete the files online and upload the "Theme_Name" folder within the "Theme_Name" folder so the following directory structure prevails: 

/wp-content/themes/Theme_Name/stylesheet.css 

If you do NOT see any php files in the root folder, you may have uploaded a website css template, which will not work as a Wordpress theme. 

I've experienced this error several times myself, and it's because css website templates accidentally get listed among Wordpress themes. 

To use the css website template, remove the Wordpress installation via Fantastico or whatever you've got working in the backend of your CMS. 

Hope this helps. 

Now get some sleep :)