Did you rename sample-config.php to config.php? I am not sure what setup-config.php is.
If you are using the same credentials that worked on other sites then it is probably because your config file is not named correctly.
Setup-config.php is something that the installation packages says Ineed to run to get the config.php created correctly for my SQL Server installation.
I realized the last time that I was trying to connect to 2005 – so I have installed 2008 in a named instance, and am now trying to connect to that – but still the same response. Is there somewhere that I can look to see what error message is truly being returned?
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– Error connecting to your database is common, but it isn’t necessarily a problem with wordpress itself.
– First, try contacting the hosting provider if the database server is online / if they have any other problem at their end, or they made any changes to your account, or if there are any limitations/restrictions, if the hosting package is set to Windows and not Linux, etc .
– double check your wp-config.php file settings for the database name, database username and database password. This is where most errors occur. -Then check that you don’t need to change the database host from “localhost” to something else. You can get that info from your hosting provider.
-Check you have actually created a database with the same database name as is in your wp-config.php file.
-Last, but not least, if all that information is correct your database probably has a problem with it, and you may need to contact your hosting provider.
There are also many threads on this topic on these forums: http://wordpress.org/search/Error+establishing+a+database+connection?forums=1
Thanks for the suggestions – however, I know the DB is online, I can connect to it.
The issue is when I run the step that will create the database connection for my wp-config.php (this step is found in the plugins section, it involves navigating to the website and running a page called setup-config.php) and this page delivers the cryptic message.
I have searched and so far not found anythign that corrects the problem.
