Ok– I figured out my issue…
http://warker.com/2006/09/16/wordpress-os-x-install-tips/
On OS X you have to change the database connection to mysql.sock instead of the normal “localhost”. Thank god for that website– it explained everything necessary to set up a local wordpress install on OS X!!!
@ericbarn I think the garbled page happens when php is not configured properly, so the page isn’t executing the php code but instead trying to render it as wonky html.
-Angus
Hi, I’m having the exact same problem! I just followed the 5 minute instructions, and I get the garbled page when I go to <http://localhost:8080/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php>
I set up the mysql database and user manually in mysql 5.1.
I’ve verified that the user exists with a password and all grants for localhost, and that the database exists (with no tables).
Other sites on my localhost are fine.
Any ideas?
-Angus
