One of the things required to install WordPress is access to a MySQL database. I’m assuming you have this?
The reason I ask is that a few webhosts are restrictive when it comes to database access and may require a special login/pass or other provisions.
I just found a post about using GoDaddy as my webhost. I think the problem lies with them. I will call and have them switch my server from windows to Linux. Do you think that will help?
Aaah, that would be my next suggestion then. 🙂 They will be able to help you suss out the connection problem between the WordPress software and your database on their servers. 🙂
THIS WORKED GREAT — FOUND IT FROM ANOTHER POST
Super-Fantastic!!
I had this problem as well. I see ThomasHigginbotham’s advise to comment out the two lines. Worked like a charm!!
Oh but for some odd reason lines #53 and #54 are not the same as ThomasHigginbotham’s.
So for future reference here are the two lines to reference out.
if ( !extension_loaded(‘mysql’) )
die( ‘Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.’ );
