Title: Problems installing wordpress
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Problems installing wordpress

 *  [samuelspade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samuelspade/)
 * (@samuelspade)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-wordpress/)
 * Hello,
 * I’ve edited the config file, created the table (or at least I think I did) on
   PHPmyadmin and I’m getting an “Error establishing a database connection” page.
 * I’m not too sure what I should do,
    Anyone?

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 *  [deatheater](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deatheater/)
 * (@deatheater)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-wordpress/#post-522530)
 * check your db username/password & mysql server address
 *  [phprookie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/phprookie/)
 * (@phprookie)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-wordpress/#post-522685)
 * I had this same problem because I created the user with the host=’%’ only. I 
   created the same user with the same password with host=’localhost’ and it worked.
 * From what I understand host=’%’ enables that user to logon from any remote hostname,
   not necessarily the local one.
 * I’m not sure if my explanation is correct, but it did work once I did this.
 *  Thread Starter [samuelspade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samuelspade/)
 * (@samuelspade)
 * [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-wordpress/#post-522722)
 * EDITED…
 * Found the problem, fixed it, new problem:
 * Turns out, my host uses an older MySQL version and they are now updating, though
   the tech guy tells me it’s a matter of MONTHES…
 * Turns out that I can’t get to level 2 of the installation due to the MySQL server
   not being 4.00
 * Is there anything I can do or am I stuck until they update my specific server?

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 * [SAM](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/sam/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 3 replies
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 * Last reply from: [samuelspade](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samuelspade/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problems-installing-wordpress/#post-522722)
 * Status: not resolved

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