Title: Localhost MYSQL Issues
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Localhost MYSQL Issues

 *  Resolved [davidtaylorjr1985](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidtaylorjr1985/)
 * (@davidtaylorjr1985)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localhost-mysql-issues/)
 * Trying to install WordPress locally using WAMP. However, when I create a DB with
   a DB User (All Privileges) WordPress does not recognize the user. I have to use
   the root user in order to use WordPress or else it cannot connect to the database.
   Thoughts?

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 *  [LyleChamney](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lylechamney/)
 * (@lylechamney)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localhost-mysql-issues/#post-5629353)
 * The root DB user is all I ever use when developing locally, regardless of which
   local server I am using, Windows and Mac.
 * Unless you have some very specific reason to use one of your own creation, perhaps
   consider just doing the same 🙂
 * If you are concerned about how using the root DB user will affect things when
   you move the site to a web host, don’t worry, it will not be an issue. I have
   moved literally 100’s of WP (and other scripts) from local to live (or other 
   local servers) and have never had any issues in this regard.
 *  Thread Starter [davidtaylorjr1985](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidtaylorjr1985/)
 * (@davidtaylorjr1985)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localhost-mysql-issues/#post-5629368)
 * Ok yes that actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks

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## Tags

 * [MySQL](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mysql/)
 * [WAMP](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/wamp/)

 * In: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
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 * Last reply from: [davidtaylorjr1985](https://wordpress.org/support/users/davidtaylorjr1985/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/localhost-mysql-issues/#post-5629368)
 * Status: resolved

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