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cant connect latest wp to mysql on snow lepard 10.6.1 (5 posts)

  1. eflaten@nuna.no
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    I get wp to work locally on mya mac. Other apps like phpmyadmin and EZ Publish works fine.
    My wpconfig is

    /** The name of the database for WordPress */
    define('DB_NAME', 'planraad');
    
    /** MySQL database username */
    define('DB_USER', 'root');
    
    /** MySQL database password */
    define('DB_PASSWORD', 'thepassword');
    
    /** MySQL hostname */
    define('DB_HOST', 'Localhost');

    I have also written
    mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock
    in php.ini

    also

    mysqli.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock

    Doesent work.

    Phpmyadmin connects at this:

    /* Servers configuration */
    $i = 0;
    
    /* Server: 127.0.0.1 [1] */
    $i++;
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['verbose'] = '';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['host'] = '127.0.0.1';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['port'] = '';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['socket'] = '';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['connect_type'] = 'tcp';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['extension'] = 'mysqli';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['auth_type'] = 'cookie';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['user'] = 'root';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['password'] = 'ErlFl1';
    $cfg['Servers'][$i]['AllowNoPasswordRoot'] = true;

    Any hints on how to get wordpress to work lokally?

  2. apljdi
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Have you tried 127.0.0.1 as the DB_HOST ? Probably a long shot...

  3. eflaten@nuna.no
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Thanks. Yes. Also tried Localhost/localhost, but wp still cant connect.

  4. apljdi
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    Sorry, that's all I had. I tried to get a server running on an older version of OS 10-- maybe 10.3 or so-- and found it to be a huge pain. I could never figure out what Apple's bastardized BSD wanted. You might want to look into MAMP.

  5. eflaten@nuna.no
    Member
    Posted 2 years ago #

    thanks Apljdi . was also thinking about MAMP

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