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Thanks for all your suggestions. First of all I don't have a web host provider, I have set the ubuntu server up myself everything seems to be working well. I replaced the config file with one that had no changes to it to see if I would be prompted for the database info but I'm still getting the same error message.

You need a wp-config.php file filled out with the proper details: Editing wp-config.php « WordPress Codex.

Use PHPMyAdmin to check your database name and database create privledges. Once the wordpress installer can talk to the database, it will create tables.

Also see WordPress - Community Ubuntu Documentation

Thanks for your help songdogtech I installed PHPMyAdmin as you suggested and eventually after much stuffing around I created a new database using the PHPMyAdmin and it connected. It really amazes me that there isn't a more friendly explanation of the install process. The 5 minute installer is fine if you don't have any problems. Anyway thanks again

Thanks for your help songdogtech I installed PHPMyAdmin as you suggested and eventually after much stuffing around I created a new database using the PHPMyAdmin and it connected. It really amazes me that there isn't a more friendly explanation of the install process. The 5 minute installer is fine if you don't have any problems. Anyway thanks again

Glad you got it working. The five minute install is really only for people getting web hosting somewhere with an already established database and other features offered by the hosting company. Setting up your own server gets a bit complicated; it took me a few tries back when I did the first time.

hey ppl :

dont want to post this and be really annoying , but Christ LOL I have been trying to do this for like 4 day now and not working man LOL

I did do it ages ago without any problem in like 3 mins - yes - but now no lol

OK :

I have used : http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/plesk/ for plesk set up . fine - easy - we would think -

I have Virtual dedicated server with godaddy - all good - linux red hat -

have set up as per that tamba2 user guide -

entered all of the data in the config file - then i uploaded all to my server via FTP ...

I put WP files in a SUB directory called " bar_pub_club " ...

my user is spaceKad ..passowrd is xxx ( yeah ) lol

ok so what is the problem man ?

my head id going to bleed ?

I am more than happy to allow ANYONE FULL ACCESS codes ftp etc etc to the server to make it work - and show me why it not as i cant see why it is not - and prior to this post i thought i knew the score

please ppl

help lol

ok - thought the idea of the forum was to get some help man -

dam - Christmas might come faster

no dramas ppl -

we just google someone and pay them

dam waste of time

cheers

dam waste of time

By pissing and moaning in two different threads, you've wasted lots of other peoples' time, too.

Have you checked your GoDaddy hosting control panel section for adminstering the MySQL database and looked for your correct MySQL server URL, i.e. in the form "h41mysql52.secureserver.net"?