I chose Bluehost, one of the recommended hosting services for WordPress.org. I just checked, and it sure does offer PHP and MySQL. I created a MySQL database and used that info in my config.php file that I cut and pasted at the top of the thread. I’ll send the Dear John letter that was in the Requirements link you posted, but I’m pretty sure that Bluehost meets the requirements.
How would I go about fixing that problem? Thanks in advance for the help.