Title: Not able to install WordPress.
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Not able to install WordPress.

 *  [creditcardsdirect](https://wordpress.org/support/users/creditcardsdirect/)
 * (@creditcardsdirect)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-able-to-install-wordpress/)
 * Env: Win 2008
    IIS7
 * Hi,
 * I game php/mysql/wordpress a first try today and I’m not able to install wordpress,
   because of the following login error:
 * EXCEPTION: Microsoft.Web.Deployment.DeploymentClientServerException: The database‘
   wordpress’ could not be created. —> MySql.Data.MySqlClient.MySqlException: Access
   denied for user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: YES)
 * I’m using web platform installer 2 and right when I select wordpress click next
   specify new website and login info the installation stops and tells me Access
   denied for a user ‘root’@’localhost’ (using password: YES)
 * I became unhappy right away, as I’m used to software working at least during 
   installation. I’m sure something stupid is missing, but have no idea what it 
   is. I went to the support page and there are like 30 reasons why one can see 
   this error so I gave up as there was no explanation why one would receive this
   error during install.
 * Maybe it’s the web platform installer 2 not installing correctly, but I’m not
   sure. Does anyone know why an error like that will show up during installation?
   Thanks in advance.

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 *  [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * (@handysolo)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-able-to-install-wordpress/#post-1496405)
 * Web Platform 2.0 works just fine for installing WordPress — especially if you
   very carefully pay attention to the assorted usernames and passwords you specified
   via its “wizards”.
 * From your description above, I’d say that you are specifying the wrong password
   for the MySQL root user.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Chris_K](https://wordpress.org/support/users/handysolo/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-able-to-install-wordpress/#post-1496405)
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