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1. zufzuf
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I keep getting
   Error establishing a database connection

2. MichaelH
   moderator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Assuming that WordPress usually works, you might want to bring that to the attention of your host.

3. WDavidStephenson
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   I can't believe this: I'm trying to install wordpress on a Mac, using MAMP so that I can test it before installing on my site. Whenever I open the file:///Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php
   file, I get absolute GARBAGE -- random text, strange formatting, and the hypothetically randomly generated password is always the same: %2$s.

   I have done -- I'm not kidding -- 10 clean reinstalls of both MAMP and WordPress. Aside from Friday, when I was able to get it working for about 3 hours and change the templates, I've never even been able to open WordPress. I switched from Userland because I thought this would be easier, but I'm getting very nostalgic for Userland!!!

4. Chris_K
   Administrator
   Posted 2 years ago #

   It'll work better after you try browsing to it with http:// so that the PHP file can be processed.

   http://Applications/MAMP/htdocs/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php

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