Title: barry_sequence's Replies | WordPress.org --- # barry_sequence [ ](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * [Profile](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * [Topics Started](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/topics/) * [Replies Created](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/replies/) * [Reviews Written](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/reviews/) * [Topics Replied To](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/replied-to/) * [Engagements](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/engagements/) * [Favorites](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/favorites/) Search replies: ## Forum Replies Created Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total) * Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) In reply to: [Passwords not being emailed to subscribers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/passwords-not-being-emailed-to-subscribers/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/passwords-not-being-emailed-to-subscribers/#post-915165) * Thanks – * After a little bit of digging around, I found a link to an alternate SMTP email plugin * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-mail-smtp/) * After installing this and playing with a couple of settings, outgoing mail seems to be fine (although it ended up in the junk folder of my test email account at hotmail). * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/page/2/#post-904630) * [email addr moderated and email sent] – Thanks * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/page/2/#post-904628) * Sorry – Put this away over the weekend. Amazed at how many problem posts appear at this site. * Regarding the server specs – I am attempting to install on our host servers at Web.com. * Php – 2.10.3 MySQL – V5.0.22 Memory Limit of 1GB but I have only allocated 512MB to database * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/page/2/#post-904607) * Glad to hear I am not alone in working on this problem. I have gone through several iterations of deleting and recreating the database, setting privileges, verifying all of the information in the wp-config file. I am about at wits end. * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/page/2/#post-904603) * Hey Chris – * Did you ever get any resolution on this? I have been in contact with my host a couple of times but as of yet, can’t identify any specific problems on their end. * Barry * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/page/2/#post-904596) * thanks Chris and moshu – i have filed a support ticket with my host but will continue to monitor this thread for a resolution that may give some insight into the issue. If you find a solution, please post it back here. * Thanks, * Barry * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904593) * I don’t even know what to ask the host at this point?? I have deleted and re- created the database several times with the same result. As with most hosts, as soon as you mention a third-party software application, they quickly state that they don’t offer any support. Are there specific questions that I should ask regarding the DB setup? * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904591) * just for grins, I even created a new user and granted all privileges. I still get the same error. This has to be something really goofy. Like I said, I can get to the database with PHPAdmin, I know it exists, I know I have access rights. This just doesn’t make sense. * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904590) * I did check for capitals and even deleted the database that I had created and changed it to all lowercase just to satisfy my own curiosity. I still received the same message back from the install.php. to make sure I wasn’t missing something, I even went back to a clean wp-config-sample.php file and re-entered the information. Still received the same result. * Can’t select database We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the 50726_wordpress database. * I know this database exists and that the user has ALL privileges. I am going to search some other forums as most threads on this topic seem to just end without anyone really describing a solution. * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904581) * this doesn’t seem to be the issue – I have never gotten past this point in the installation of the databases. I have checked the wp-config.php file many, many times. I have checked for spaces, typos, etc. and can’t find anything. I just downloaded the wp-config.php file to see if it was being altered and it doesn’t seem to be. I know that the database exists and I know that the user has access to it, I can get to it from the MySQL manager provided by my webhost. So much for the five minute install. * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904576) * Hey – got the MySQL Upgrade which turned out to be the problem. However, I am now at the next apparent hurdle – * Can’t select database We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the 50726_Wordpress database. * Are you sure it exists? – YES – Would put a screenshot in here if I could from MySQL Manager. In answer to the question below, the 50726 was the assigned prefix for the database when it was created. * Does the user 1679575 have permission to use the 50726_Wordpress database? YES– Permissions are set to ALL * On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_wordpress. Could that be the problem? The name is exactly as it appears above. I have confirmed that the database is up and running from the MySQL manager and PHPAdmin. * This shouldn’t be that hard ;)!!!!!!!!! * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904499) * Thanks a lot – I just talked to our webhost and our plan with them had not been updated to include a MySQL database. I think it is just a legacy issue because as soon as I called them they offered us a new plan with both SQL and MySQL databases at the same cost with a free porting of our site. Hopefully, this well resolve any issues that I am having. * Great support forum!!! * Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/) * Thread Starter [barry_sequence](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barry_sequence/) * (@barry_sequence) * [17 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-92/#post-904481) * i have double and triple checked the config file. It could be a problem with SQL vs My SQL. I will have to get more information on that. Are the wp-config. php and the install.php SQL or MySQL specific??? Viewing 13 replies - 1 through 13 (of 13 total)