Title: Installing WordPress using FileZilla and getting error Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Installing WordPress using FileZilla and getting error * [DJ007Dude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dj007dude/) * (@dj007dude) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/) * Hi, * I am not really sure which version of WordPress I’m using but I seem to keep getting an error message. The error message being the Error establishing a database connection. I have made sure that the user and password is correct. Do I do anything on the FileZilla server at all as I have an address for a SFTP. * [http://wordpress.ntstechnologypartners.com/wp-admin/install.php](http://wordpress.ntstechnologypartners.com/wp-admin/install.php) * Thanks for the help. Jacob. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * [tim.vodien](https://wordpress.org/support/users/timvodien/) * (@timvodien) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644026) * Hi, * Please make sure that you have created the database that will be used for the wordpress installation. Once you have created the database, open the wp-config file and fill up the details needed. * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘database-name’); define(‘DB_USER’, ‘database-username’); define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘database-password’); define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); * Please make sure that you will consult first with your hosting provider since not all times that ‘localhost’ is used for DB_Host. * as reference : [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/) * Thread Starter [DJ007Dude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dj007dude/) * (@dj007dude) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644027) * Hi, I am new to this and I have been given a user, password, host and an address for me to use when going through FileZilla. I have not got a Cpanel, MySQL or any PHP program thing on my laptop. So I need to know if there is a wordaround at all. * Thanks, Jacob. Newbie level * Thread Starter [DJ007Dude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dj007dude/) * (@dj007dude) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644032) * Asha, I don’t have much given to me and I have not set up the database or anything as they are already setup and I just needed to install wordpress so that I could make changes to a non-live site so that the main site they use stays the same. * Hope this helps. Thanks, Jacob. * _**Moderated**_ * Hope this helps. * Thread Starter [DJ007Dude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dj007dude/) * (@dj007dude) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644064) * Hi, have you seen the post above^^^^ and seen the edit at all. I need to know if there is a workaround or if there is another way of doing this via a different FTP at all. * Thanks, Jacob. Newbie level. * [Siraj Mahmood](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sirajm/) * (@sirajm) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644072) * Hello !! Make sure that your FileZilla settings include username or password should be correct. If it is then you may easily upload file from FileZilla.Otherwise there will be internet speed issue or FileZilla version. Otherwise, Login to your Cpanel, Goto **File manager**, and then upload the WordPress zipped package. After done upload procedure. Extract it in your root directory. Now its time to installing; Goto to your site like examlpe.com there will ask for installation process just put sql database info and login info then simply install your [WordPress blog](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/?output_format=md#). Hurrah !!! All is Done. If you want further assistant **[Moderated]** * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644077) * Please change your FTP username & password ASAP – although you didn’t post the password the username may still be cached on some search engines. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644078) * [@siraj](https://wordpress.org/support/users/siraj/), please see what Jan posted about your posts in another thread: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-can-not-upload-theme?replies=5&view=all#post-6405470](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-can-not-upload-theme?replies=5&view=all#post-6405470) * Thread Starter [DJ007Dude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dj007dude/) * (@dj007dude) * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644080) * Hi, I don’t have access to the Cpanel so can’t change the username or password and can’t have access to the database. I do have what is in the post above Siraj’s post details and that is it. Is there any one struggling with the same problem at all? Also Andrew do you know anything about this problem at all that could be useful to me and others. * Thanks, Jacob. Stupid newbie level. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Installing WordPress using FileZilla and getting error’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [FileZilla](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/filezilla/) * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 8 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [DJ007Dude](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dj007dude/) * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-using-filezilla-and-getting-error/#post-5644080) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics