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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [internal error or can’t find database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/)
 *  Thread Starter [internalerror](https://wordpress.org/support/users/internalerror/)
 * (@internalerror)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/#post-890983)
 * Well, I gave up and tried Textpattern instead and the whole install worked perfectly
   and took about 3 minutes, using exactly the same database and user names…
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [internal error or can’t find database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/)
 *  Thread Starter [internalerror](https://wordpress.org/support/users/internalerror/)
 * (@internalerror)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/#post-890982)
 * The thing is, it
    -  is
 *  connecting to the server OK. The name of the database is now killerr_blog.
 * If I edit it in the config file so it’s called killer_blo I get the “We were 
   able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password
   is okay) but not able to select the killerr_blo database.” message. But as soon
   as I change it to the correct name, killerr_blog, I get the Internal Server error
   message straight away.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [internal error or can’t find database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/)
 *  Thread Starter [internalerror](https://wordpress.org/support/users/internalerror/)
 * (@internalerror)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/#post-890975)
 * I use H-Sphere to set up my database names and it requires that you have the 
   user name prefix, in this case killerr .I have tried several different names 
   but they all have to have that prefix. If I put the name in I get a 500 error,
   if I don’t it connects to the server but can’t find the database.
    I tried the
   test connection php script and that works fine so I know my server is OK. I can
   connect to that database fine using phpMyadmin. Username and password are definitely
   OK. Host does not use vDeck.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [internal error or can’t find database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/)
 *  Thread Starter [internalerror](https://wordpress.org/support/users/internalerror/)
 * (@internalerror)
 * [17 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/internal-error-or-cant-find-database/#post-890931)
 * Yes I tried ‘localhost’ but then it can’t connect to the server. With ‘216.157.145.55’
   it can talk to the server, but then either shows an internal error if I use the‘
   killerr_a’ database name (which is the correct name)or says it can’t find the
   database because the name is wrong. Basically using the killerr_a name causes
   an error – I have tried different database names, but they all have to have the‘
   killerr_’ prefix, which seems to cause the error for some reason???

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