Title: Installation problem
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Installation problem

 *  Resolved [sasssiecj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasssiecj/)
 * (@sasssiecj)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-1-4/)
 * I read this post and the replies and it sounds sort of like what is happening
   to me but not exactly..
    Installation Stuck at Step 2 WordPress 1.5.2
 * Here is what is happening to me and I am stuck at step 2 also..
 * first error message I used the hostname – localhost:47071
 * 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:47071. 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?
   If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host.
   If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.
 * SO THEN.. I changed the hostname to – mysql14.hostexcellence.com
 * now I got the page that says
    It doesn’t look like you’ve installed WP yet. Try
   running install.php so I did..
 * did step 1-
    entered the weblog title – Roswell Radio News entered my e-mail 
   address
 * Hit continue to second step
    Now we’re going to create the database tables and
   fill themwith some default data
 * BUT!!
 * I get a bunch of error messages that seem to be looking for a different name 
   than the files that are in the directory.
    I put them in the directory by following
   the directions changing the config php then uploading them using cuteFTP
 * error message..
    WordPress database error: [Acces denied for user: sasssie_(and
   then the username)@%’to database sasssie_(database name) CREATE TABLE wp_categories(
   cat_ID bigint(20) NOT NULL auto_increment, cat_name varchar(55) NOT NULL default”,
   category_nicename varchar(200) NOT NULL default ”, category_description longtext
   NOT NULL, category_parent bigint(20) NOT NULL default ‘0’, category_count bigint(
   20) NOT NULL default ‘0’, PRIMARY KEY (cat_ID), KEY category_nicename (category_nicename))
 * and then it follows by adding all of the files this way
 * So it looks like to me that…
    Somehow I need to find some files and rename them?
   would this fix the problem? and where do I go to find the files to fix?
 * Thank you
    C.J.
 * p.s. I have never even come close to doing anything like this. I am a web designer
   that needs to learn this type of thing but am teaching myself. Sorry if I sound
   sort of dumb, but I am on this one!

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 *  [Mark (podz)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/podz/)
 * (@podz)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-1-4/#post-371968)
 * You aren’t dumb 🙂 And you’ve hit a couple of errors at once.
 * The last thing on your list “Acces denied for user: sasssie_” needs tackling 
   first. When you create a database you then have to attach a user. When you do
   that you set the permissions that the user has – and you and not set to have ‘
   All’ permissions. If you can go through how you made the db / user you should
   see that.
 * Who is your host? Do they use cpanel / ensim / plesk / vdeck ?
 * Now the ‘already installed’ error. Until the error popped up, WP started installing
   into the db. When you try again it sees the first table it made last time and
   it stops.
    The solution is inside wp-config.php There is a line that says $table_prefix
   = ‘wp_’ Change that to $table_prefix = ‘wp2_’ That’ll sort that error out.
 * Those two solutions should see you okay but if you get stuck, post back 🙂
 *  Thread Starter [sasssiecj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sasssiecj/)
 * (@sasssiecj)
 * [20 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-problem-1-4/#post-371990)
 * O My Gosh!! You are so my hero!!!
 * I made these changes and the problem was fixed. I was getting so frustrated for
   hours trying to figure this out!
 * TT Edit privileges
    Privilege name Current status is set as on for all x grant
   x drop x update x create x alter x index x select x insert x delete
 * Host is Hostexcellence.com [Linux]server.. not sure about panel.. I know it is
   not cpanel (wish it was)
 * I have changed the following
    // You can have multiple installations in one database
   if you give each a unique prefix $table_prefix = ‘wp2_’;
 * Thank you..
    If anyone is hosting with Host Excellence I hope that they read 
   this and it will help them out so much.
 * Charity

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