Title: can’t start the install.php
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# can’t start the install.php

 *  [mleguijt](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mleguijt/)
 * (@mleguijt)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-start-the-installphp/)
 * hello,
 * i’ve got php 4.0 installed and mysql with mysqlcc(controll center).
    in mysqlcc
   i can see that there is a connection but when i look in my infoscreen(on the 
   right) it says: connection no.
 * every thing is set up how they say in de guide.
    the wp-config is also edited
   als he should be with(wath i’m sure of) the right information.
 * so if i start the install.php it keeps giving this error:
 * Error establishing a database connection
    This either means that the username
   and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t 
   contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host’s database
   server is down.
 * Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
    Are you sure that you
   have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is running?
 * also i’m working on MS windows 2003 server and i am the administrator of it.
 * could anyone please help me out here?!?!

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 *  [rustindy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rustindy/)
 * (@rustindy)
 * [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-start-the-installphp/#post-264344)
 * What version of MySQL is intalled? If it’s version 4.1, you’ll have problems 
   connecting to it with PHP 4. Downgrade to MySQL 4.0 if you can to correct that
   problem.

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-start-the-installphp/#post-264344)
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