⚡ NEW: Support/topic/please help me install wordpress

unknownfx
(@unknownfx)

21 years, 4 months ago

// ** MySQL settings ** //
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘immortal_wp’); // The name of the database
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘immortal_unknown’); // Your MySQL username
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, minemine’); // …and password
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value
when i try to install with those settings i get this error:
Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect. Double check it and try again.
Are you sure you have the correct user/password?
Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
Are you sure that the database server is running?
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someone smart that knows how to install wordpress plzzz help me, im a total noob and need help AHH lol

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NuclearMoose
(@nuclearmoose)

21 years, 4 months ago

Did you create the wp-config.php manually, or use the automated one? I believe that on some installs, the automated process can cause some grief.
I’d copy the wp-config-sample.php file, then rename that copy to wp-config.php. Then go in and edit your settings.
Also, ensure that all of your typing is correct. Have you added or dropped a letter or single quote? Ensure that your file is wp-config.php, and NOT wp_config.php or WP-config.php or Wp-Config.php, etc. etc. on an Apache server because the file names are case-sensitive.
How have you installed your files? All of the files should be in some sort of root directory — /public_html/wp/ [ wp files and folders]
as an example.
The root folder can be named anything you like.

Moderator Matt Mullenweg
(@matt)

21 years, 4 months ago

That error means just what it says. Contact your host for the correct DB connection details for the script.

Mark McKibben
(@manzabar)

21 years, 4 months ago

Well, if that’s a direct cut&paste from your wp-config.php file; then you’re missing a single quote just before your password. Of course , if that’s really direct cut&paste from your wp-config.php file; then you should change the password to something else and not post the real password in open forums like these again. That’s what most people would call a “security risk”. Good luck getting your install working!

southerngal
(@southerngal)

21 years, 4 months ago

Did you create a DB? Did you create a user? Did you add the user to the DB?