Importing MySQL Database to WordPress

Hello,

I’m hoping someone here will be able to help me. I’ve run a couple of google and wordpress search and haven’t found anything useful.

I have an existing somewhat custom blog connected to a MySQL database that I’m trying to move over to wordpress. The “import” option in wordpress under Tools does not list regular MySQL databases so I was not able to import directly from the wordpress admin panel.

I did a search and came across a How-to here on WordPress.org that shows how to import directly from the phpMyAdmin panel. Problem is I’m getting an error message that’s totally baffled me. See below:

Error
SQL query:
—
— Database: information_schema
—
CREATE DATABASE information_schema DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;

MySQL said: Documentation
#1044 – Access denied for user ‘phreshcc_grgry’@’localhost’ to database ‘information_schema’

Does anyone know what this means and how I can get around it? Thanks in advance. This has become a three days headaches that I need to end.

Thanks.