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1. Kelly
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   I entered everything into the config file but I get this error:
   "Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in youn 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?"
   I don't know if I even typed in my info in the config right.. Can someone help me?

2. carthik
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   Sure! and what help do you need?

3. Kelly
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   Is this right?
   <?php
   /** WordPress's config file **/
   /** http://wordpress.org/ **/
   // ** MySQL settings ** //
   define('wp', 'wordpress'); // The name of the database
   define('Kelly', 'username'); // Your MySQL username
   define('********', 'password'); // ...and password
   define('www.somewhere-else.net/kelly', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
   // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple blogs in a single database.
   $table_prefix = 'wp_'; // example: 'wp_' or 'b2' or 'mylogin_'
   /* Stop editing */
   $server = DB_HOST;
   $loginsql = DB_USER;
   $passsql = DB_PASSWORD;
   $base = DB_NAME;
   define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
   // Get everything else
   require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php');
   ?>

4. carthik
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

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

   Leave the thing in Capitals unmodified. the second item within the '__' in each "define" is what you have to specify.
   Cheeri-O! :)

5. NuclearMoose
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   Kelly,
   This is what one of my wp-config files looks like:
   <pre>
   // ** MySQL settings ** //
   define('DB_NAME', 'dawsoncreek_wordpress'); // The name of the database
   define('DB_USER', 'dawsoncreek_blogger'); // Your MySQL username
   define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxxx'); // ...and password
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
   </pre>
   "dawsoncreek_" is what my host prepends onto all my databases and database usernames. You need to find out if your host does something similar. Also, your user needs to be made a member of your database as well.
   HTH.

6. Kelly
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   I did what you told me, but when I go to the install.php page there are errors:
   "Parse error: parse error in /home/somewhe/public_html/kelly/wp/wp-config.php on line 20
   WordPress
   Fatal error: Call to a member function on a non-object in /home/somewhe/public_html/kelly/wp/wp-admin/install.php on line 47"

7. carthik
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   Line 20 looks like your last line. Delete everything, even blank spaces, and lines after the last ?> in wp-config.php and you should be good, I guess.

8. Kelly
   Member
   Posted 8 years ago #

   I checked again and then I edited it like you guys did it, but it went back to the first original error.. :( It's driving me crazy!!
   <?php
   /** WordPress's config file **/
   /** http://wordpress.org/ **/
   // ** MySQL settings ** //
   define('DB_NAME', 'wp'); // The name of the database
   define('DB_USER', 'Kelly'); // Your MySQL username
   define('DB_PASSWORD', '*******'); // ...and password
   define('DB_HOST', 'localhost'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value
   // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple blogs in a single database.
   $table_prefix = 'wp_'; // example: 'wp_' or 'b2' or 'mylogin_'
   /* Stop editing */
   $server = DB_HOST;
   $loginsql = DB_USER;
   $passsql = DB_PASSWORD;
   $base = DB_NAME;
   define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
   // Get everything else
   require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php');
   ?>

9. Anonymous
   Unregistered
   Posted 7 years ago #

   MySQL 4.1 uses a different authentication Hash, you will have to 're-save' you DB_PASSWORD in mysql for it to work...
   Check without using a password and it will work.
   To 're-save' you password in 'old format':
   mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR 'some_user'@'some_host' = OLD_PASSWORD('your DB_PASSWORD');

10. James
    Happiness Engineer
    Posted 7 years ago #

    Or, if you have phpmyadmin access, just do this: http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/phpmyadmin/

11. Anonymous
    Unregistered
    Posted 7 years ago #

    How do you find your MySQL username?

12. error
    Member
    Posted 7 years ago #

    Your hosting provider gives it to you.

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