Have you already checked (for example with phpMyAdmin) that your database is still there? Is the database name still correct in your wp-config.php?
yeap, everything is still the same. i was thinking maybe my host is conducting maintenance, so i emailed tech support also to make sure. thanks for your help
I have the same problem. The database was set up in phpMyAdmin. No instructions were given about setting up a table or fields. When I check the database, I’m told that there are no tables/fields set. Could this be a problem? I do not know how to set tables and fields in an SQL database.
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This is the message I get.
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Can’t select database
We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the masjid database.
* Are you sure it exists?
* On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem?
If you don’t know how to setup a database you should contact your host. If all else fails you may find help at the WordPress Supp
ort Forums.
publisher, the wp install will populate the database with the appropriate tables etc. assuming you completed the install procedure correctly. Yours isn’t the same problem as the OP’s – his install was complete and THEN “disappeared” into database neverneverland. Yours hasn’t completed the install as yet it would seem.
Apparently you uploaded all the files to the correct space. You say you created the db in phpmyadmin. Did you create a user and attach that user to the wp database? Once that’s done, then you need to open a browser window, and type into the addy bar http://path/to/your/wpblog/install/install.php – and follow the instructions to complete the install.
Created a user and attached the user to the wordpress database. Went to the browser and typed http://www.londoncircle.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php (as per instructions). Just tried http://www.londoncircle.com/blog/install/install.php I get the message 404 File not found. Not sure I understand the URL addy you note above. All files and folders were uploaded to the directory blog. Am I doing something wrong?
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I guess it was just a typo… Your address (wp-admin/install.php) is OK, since you can see the error message.
Are you using cPanel or Ensim or Plesk or vDeck to access your site? Maybe you can find some useful info here: http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/ (look under the Install section)
Yah sorry – typing too fast ahead of my brain. Moshu’s right….
SUCCESS!! Went to http://www.tamba2.org.uk/wordpress/ and went through the cpanel work. I had screwed up big time by not connecting the user to the db. Thanks for your help. If I had done everything correctly from the start, it would have been one of the easiest installations I have ever work with.
Thanks again, Moshu and Vkaryl, for the help
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