I found the problem! Turns out that it was not the host name I was writing incorrectly. I didn’t realize that the user name was “root”. I had that part wrong. It’s ok if you are laughing. 🙂 Fingers crossed that I won’t be back for a while!
Thanks, guys!!
NO, need to apologize! Surely, I am confusing you.
I am trying to just use my local host….not a third party. I don’t have to use a third party, right?
Thanks for the posts!
um..do i actually have to set my database up with a host? (such as godaddy?) i have been following the directions in a book to set up a blog, and it didn’t mention anything more about a host.
From the book, I got the impression that it was Apache + php +MySQL + wordpress = blog
Like i said, total beginner! thanks for responding!
