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# fastbob

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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Understanding DB setup issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/understanding-db-setup-issues/)
 *  Thread Starter [fastbob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fastbob/)
 * (@fastbob)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/understanding-db-setup-issues/#post-1081376)
 * I found out that the path to the mysql socket is different than most systems,
   so the solution was to use a named host rather than localhost.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Understanding DB setup issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/understanding-db-setup-issues/)
 *  Thread Starter [fastbob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fastbob/)
 * (@fastbob)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/understanding-db-setup-issues/#post-1081359)
 * Is there a particular PHP module I should examine? Is there tracing code I can
   turn on someplace? Thanks.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Understanding DB setup issues](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/understanding-db-setup-issues/)
 *  Thread Starter [fastbob](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fastbob/)
 * (@fastbob)
 * [17 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/understanding-db-setup-issues/#post-1081284)
 * Yes, it does tell me it cannot connect. But why? There can be a multitude of 
   reasons why a connection fails. This is like telling a mechanic your car doesn’t
   move forward. A little more information would help to differentiate between a
   flat tire, the engine on fire, out of gas, etc.
 * I’ve checked the obvious several times – username, password, and database name.
   Localhost is correct and the database is up. Another PHP app came up without 
   problems on the same system. So what’s the problem with WP?

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