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 *   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-549/)
 *  Thread Starter [elizabeth.shell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elizabethshell/)
 * (@elizabethshell)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-549/#post-4450365)
 * I’d tried using BlueHost’s one-click install previously, but got an error message
   saying it couldn’t install, along with a broken screenshot (so I couldn’t see
   what the issue was). I tried BlueHost again last night, and that seemed to work
   after deleting the original index.html. I still cannot for the life of me figure
   out why the original installation would not work. BlueHost uses ‘localhost’ and
   I was indeed 1000% certain the info in wp-config.php was correct. Perhaps the
   next time I have to do this it will work out better.
 * Thanks for the advice, everyone.
 *   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-549/)
 *  Thread Starter [elizabeth.shell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elizabethshell/)
 * (@elizabethshell)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-549/#post-4450355)
 * *Should note these were MySQL Databases.
 *   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-549/)
 *  Thread Starter [elizabeth.shell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elizabethshell/)
 * (@elizabethshell)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-549/#post-4450354)
 * [@sarathlal](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sarathlal/) N, [@senff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/senff/)—
   thanks:
 * So I deleted all existing databases on my CPanel via BlueHost. I created a new
   one and replaced the db name, password, and user name with the new credentials
   I created on the CPanel into wp-config.php and I still am getting the “Error 
   establishing a database connection” problem. 🙁
 *   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-549/)
 *  Thread Starter [elizabeth.shell](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elizabethshell/)
 * (@elizabethshell)
 * [12 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-549/#post-4450331)
 * Thanks ClaytonJames — I deleted the index.html page so that there is only the.
   php version. No luck — same database connection error. I’m positive the info 
   on wp-config.php matches the information I used to set up the database on mysql
   via MAMP. Is there something else it could be?

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