Title: phpMyAdmin 2.5.3
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# phpMyAdmin 2.5.3

 *  [bazillion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bazillion/)
 * (@bazillion)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmyadmin-253/)
 * I’m having problems with installing wordpress on phpMyAdmin 2.5.3. It’s an old
   version I know but I’m making this site for someone else so I have no choice 
   but to stick with what I’ve got.
 * I have installed wordpress hundred of times on my own server, always works fine
   but now I just don’t get it. I have the database name, the mysql username and
   password (and yes, I double checked it a number of times). Still, I get the same
   error message.
 * _“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. This
   could mean your host’s database server is down.”
 * Are you supposed to have any priviledges in MyPhpAdmin? Whatever I know it’s 
   hard for you to help me but are there any guide out there explaining how you 
   install wordpress on phpMyAdmin 2.5.3?
 * EDIT: I HAVE WORDPRESS IN “~root/www/”, THE ‘WWW’ FOLDER IS ROOT IN A WAY, COULD
   THERE BE PROBLEMS WITH HAVING YOUR WORDPRESS FILES IN THE ROOT FOLDER?
 * Thanks

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmyadmin-253/#post-822102)
 * Did you actually add the the db user to the db with all priveleges?
    Makes no
   diff if wordpress is in root.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/phpmyadmin-253/#post-822102)
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