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1. GavinMannion
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I have setup PHP on my home machine and installed a local copy of MySQL.

   I then change the wp-config.php file to have the correct details and yet I am still getting the standard could not connect to the database error.

   Here is what I have

   define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress'); // The name of the database
   define('DB_USER', 'lazy'); // Your MySQL username
   define('DB_PASSWORD', '*****'); // ...and password
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value

   If I try and connect using any of the mySQL interfaces to the database it connects without any problems. I have tried creating a new user but that made no difference...

   Does anyone have any ideas?

   Thanks

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   It is difficult to give advice for a local install. However, I'd suggest installing XAMPP - it has everything you need for a local install.
   There is even a nice tutorial how to do it:
   http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/xampp/

   Other than that you are on your own: we do not support server questions.

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