Title: WordPress cannot be installed
Last modified: August 11, 2020

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# WordPress cannot be installed

 *  [wuyunxi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wuyunxi/)
 * (@wuyunxi)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cannot-be-installed/)
 * Prompt this error：
    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 sure you have the correct username and password?
    Are you sure you have
   typed the correct hostname? Are you sure the database server is running? If you’re
   unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you till
   need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fwordpress-cannot-be-installed%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  [Website Rob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/website-rob/)
 * (@website-rob)
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cannot-be-installed/#post-13234984)
 * This should help:
    [https://wordpress.org/support/article/common-wordpress-errors/#error-establishing-database-connection](https://wordpress.org/support/article/common-wordpress-errors/#error-establishing-database-connection)
 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cannot-be-installed/#post-13235069)
 * Howdy!
 * Have you tried reaching out to your hosting company yet about this? What have
   you tried to troubleshoot this so far?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * Last activity: [5 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-cannot-be-installed/#post-13235069)
 * Status: not resolved

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