Can not select database name during install

  • quilting

    (@quilting)


    19 years, 4 months ago

    Hello – I have installed WordPress and received my username, password, host IP, port, etc. However when I try to go to the /wp-admin/install.php page I get an error message indicating:

    :h1>Can’t select database
    :p>We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the sql@applewd.com_testSQL database.

    I have tried several names for the data base in the wp-config.php but I have found nothing that works. I have not seen anything on my host help pages to indicate what it should be called or how to create it. Am I missing a step in creating or naming this file? It would seem it has to be created before I can access it but I am not sure how that is done.
    Thank you,

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  • DianeV

    (@dianev)

    19 years, 4 months ago

    For something like this, I’d suggest contacting your web host. It sounds like you’ve uploaded WordPress to your web hosting account, but haven’t actually installed it yet.

    When speaking of “databases”, the same word (“database”) is used for:

    – the database program running on the server (e.g., mysql)
    – your own database set up by your web host or you
    – the files inside your own database

    So, if you/your host did not start a database for you, I’d suggest doing that first (and note that the username/password for the database may not be the same as your account username/password).

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