Database is not recognized

  • linuxgeek92345

    (@linuxgeek92345)


    18 years ago

    Hello all WordPressers!
    I am trying to install this software locally on a computer with slacware linux 10.2. It is running apache with php version 4.4.2 I also have mysql version 4.1.14, and I have already created a new user, mysql, as the root user for the mysql application. I also created a database called wordpress for the CMS to use. I put this info into the wp-config.php file, and I always get the message that there was an error establishing a database connection. I have done a million searches and tried to install different versions of mysql to fix this, but nothing is working. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    -Jason

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  • Trey

    (@trey)

    18 years ago

    I had that when I first tried to install mine a couple minutes ago, so I went and changed my users password, tried again, and I was able to complete the instalation. so check to make sure you have the password set up correctly, and that you have the host as localhost since it is on your computer.

    Thread Starter linuxgeek92345

    (@linuxgeek92345)

    18 years ago

    I am quite sure that all of my passwords are correct. I can use the mysql database from the command line in linux. I assume this means that mysqld is running, and I have written things into the wordpress database with the user and password that is defined in the wp-config.php file. Is there a port that I need to open in linux, or perhaps to forward through my router?
    -Jason
    P.S. Thanks for the help!

    Michael Bishop

    (@miklb)

    18 years ago

    Not really my area of expertise, but I know with my local install on Mac X.4.6, the install path and socket were slightly different than an older version of Mac OS, so I had to adjust the path from localhost in wp-config.php file.

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