Title: another can’t select database install problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# another can’t select database install problem

 *  [timoti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timoti/)
 * (@timoti)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-cant-select-database-install-problem/)
 * Sorry to not be original, but I’m getting this on install:
 * > We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and
   > password is okay) but not able to select the tgd_combo database.
 * my config is:
 * > // ** MySQL settings ** //
   >  define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘tgd_combo’); // The name of 
   > the database define(‘DB_USER’, ‘modder’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’,‘
   > xxxxxxx’); // …and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘127.0.0.1’); // or 127.0.0.1
   > 99% chance you won’t need to
 * i have:
    - tried multiple databases
    - read lots and lots of posts on this subject
    - looked at the database in myphp
    - tried “localhost” and the literal address shown
    - replaced the db user PW
 * FWIW:
    - the db is a clean new one
    - I’ve successfully installed WP on this server before
    -  the host company has just moved up to msql 5 db’s
    - am designer not php dood, but reasonably install savvey
 * i really have spent a helluva a lot of time on this – would very much appreciate
   some advice..
 * TIA
 * TIM

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 *  Thread Starter [timoti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timoti/)
 * (@timoti)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-cant-select-database-install-problem/#post-617897)
 * BTW, I have also tried prefixing the db name with the username, to no avail..
 * cheers
 *  Thread Starter [timoti](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timoti/)
 * (@timoti)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-cant-select-database-install-problem/#post-618122)
 * hi – is there anyone out there?
 * I’m still really stuck with this thing – can’t believe someone else hasn’t gone
   through this before
 * anyone??
 *  [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * (@jeremyclark13)
 * [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-cant-select-database-install-problem/#post-618124)
 * Does the database user you have setup have the appropriate permissions for the
   database that you’ve setup. Also have you setup a database with that name. I 
   know you said you did but it happens to the best of us, just go back through 
   and verify all the steps you took. Here’s something for [reference](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Step_2:_Create_the_Database_and_a_User).

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 * Last reply from: [Jeremy Clark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jeremyclark13/)
 * Last activity: [18 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/another-cant-select-database-install-problem/#post-618124)
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