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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection on Mac/MAMP Install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [Pekae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pekae/)
 * (@pekae)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/#post-5671737)
 * Done – Thanks Randy.
 * P.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection on Mac/MAMP Install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [Pekae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pekae/)
 * (@pekae)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/#post-5671729)
 * Thanks to everyone for suggestions.
 * Randy – Thanks for going the extra mile! Your latter post re uninstalling and
   clearing it all out worked – the only thing I did differently was instead of 
   changing the wp-config manually, I went through the entire WordPress install,
   as you described and, hey presto – all good!
 * Thanks again.
 * Paul
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection on Mac/MAMP Install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [Pekae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pekae/)
 * (@pekae)
 * [11 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/#post-5671724)
 * Hi – MAMP is starting mySQL and Apache – I can get to it to create a database,
   no problem, it’s just that final step 🙁
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection on Mac/MAMP Install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [Pekae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pekae/)
 * (@pekae)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/#post-5671648)
 * Hi –
 * Doesn’t work – that’s the final step in the chain that always gives me that “
   Error establishing a database connection ” message, no matter what I do.
 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Error establishing a database connection on Mac/MAMP Install](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/)
 *  Thread Starter [Pekae](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pekae/)
 * (@pekae)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-on-macmamp-install/#post-5671646)
 * Hi Caleb,
    Thanks for the pointers, but I tried all that already (numerous times).
   As I say, I’ve done clean installs and followed various youtube videos as well
   as several (different) “beginners guides” – always with the same result.
 * I have double & treble-checked all of the parameters, but to no avail.
 * In addition, by the way, when I check to ensure that the database is set up correctly,
   there are no tables in it – but I assume that thats what the install routine 
   builds? (Which, of course, I can’t get to run!!)

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