Title: install error Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # install error * [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/) * really no clue what im doing, read everything and cant get this fixed error is: Warning: main(/www/h/hockeyhq/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /www/h/hockeyhq/htdocs/wordpress/ wp-settings.php on line 30 Fatal error: main(): Failed opening required ‘/www/ h/hockeyhq/htdocs/wordpress/wp-includes/wp-db.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/local/ php4/lib/php’) in /www/h/hockeyhq/htdocs/wordpress/wp-settings.php on line 30 i set up the wp_config like it says as far as i can tell any help..thanks Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/page/2/?output_format=md) * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78339) * Looks like you have not uploaded all the necessary files. The files and folders on the server should look like this: [http://www.cenamayo.com/wpxref/nav.html?index.html](http://www.cenamayo.com/wpxref/nav.html?index.html) * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78397) * thanks for the help, but now its says We’re having a little trouble selecting the proper database for WordPress. Are you sure it exists? Your database name is currently specified as DB_NAME. Is this correct? On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem? i have tried changing the config file 100 times to make sure it is set right…i am at witts end with this thing about now * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78414) * Do you have phpmyadmin on your server ? If so, the details are : – the dbname will be shown there – the dbusername will be across the top of the screen before the @ – the last thing in wp-config will be the bit after the @ * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78441) * Yes i do…. here is what i get now Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect. Double check it and try again. Are you sure you have the correct user/password? Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is running? db name is wordpress01 username is set correctly and password is in along with server name that its running on i am able to log in to php admin and the database is there although no tables or anything there yet? * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78442) * now it says this again….arghhhh We’re having a little trouble selecting the proper database for WordPress. Are you sure it exists? Your database name is currently specified as DB_NAME. Is this correct? On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem? * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78445) * this is what it says across the top MySQL 4.0.15-log running on mysql06.powweb. com as [joenbritt@66.152.97.135](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/joenbritt@66.152.97.135?output_format=md) mysql06.powweb.com is the host correct? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78446) * host are the numbers after the @ (I reckon) * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78449) * // ** MySQL settings ** // define(‘DB_name’, ‘wordpress01’); // The name of the database define(‘DB_USER’, ‘joenbritt’); // Your MySQL username define(‘DB_PASSWORD’,‘ xxxxxx’); // …and password define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘66.152.97.135’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value thats whats in there and get the same answer We’re having a little trouble selecting the proper database for WordPress. Are you sure it exists? Your database name is currently specified as DB_NAME. Is this correct? On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78450) * In phpyadmin, have you created the database ‘wordpress01’ ? * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78451) * DB_name should be DB_NAME * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78453) * it is listed on the left? do i need to do anything to it? i belive its there * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78454) * when i click on database in phpmyadmin it lists wordpress01 as the database * [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * (@podz) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78455) * Have you tried with a capitalised NAME as above ? Everything else seems okay. * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78457) * i just switched to capitals on NAME and now it says Error establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config. php file is incorrect. Double check it and try again. Are you sure you have the correct user/password? Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is running? * Thread Starter [joes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/joes/) * (@joes) * [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/#post-78458) * holy shit it worked i really appreciate all your help Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 18 total) 1 [2](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/page/2/?output_format=md) [→](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/page/2/?output_format=md) The topic ‘install error’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 18 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/) * Last activity: [21 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/install-error-1/page/2/#post-78461) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics