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1. donnajones
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   Hi everyone:
   trying to install and get this: 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?

   This is what I have on the config file, not sure if its right (some Xed out but I've double-checked and okay. Is this the way it should be?.

   define('DB_NAME', 'xxx_wordpress');
   define('DB_USER', 'xxx_donna');
   define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxx');
   define('DB_HOST', 'westendwebs.com');

   Sorry to be such a newbie! Thanks for any help!

   Donna

2. chuckblue
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   shouldn't host be localhost ?

3. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   This is all correct. But, if that domain is what your host told you enter for DB_Host (no, it's not always 'localhost'), then you should enter it as a complete URL with http://.

4. donnajones
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   they didn't say anything re localhost. i'm using a cpanel. just tried it with the whole url (that's good to know) still same errors.

   I've got some quirky things going on with the host. I have two domains, a net and a com and I have a feeling that they are "co-mingled" - trying to get that straightened out now and then maybe I'll start afresh.

   Thanks!
   Donna

5. James
   Happiness Engineer
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   Donna, read this:
   http://tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/cpanel/

6. chuckblue
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   Yup, I have cpanel to. Mine says localhost, so it may be the co-mingling of the domains.

7. donnajones
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #
   

   Thank you for the detailed instructions!! I'm now up and running, I'd neglected to set permissions in the database - well, said I was a newbie.

   Thanks again.

   Donna

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