Thanks everyone, but I’m afraid it’s going to take a call to talk to a live person at our host. The control panel they show in the tutorial video and the one that shows up for me is totally different and doesn’t give half the options they show (no option to set privs). Thanks for your suggestions though. I’ll let you know how things turn out.
@handysolo
Yes, I edited and saved the wp-config.php file directly through Microsoft Frontpage so it is definitely on the server.
@resiny & charle97
I’m not sure if the DB user has permision to use the DB or not because frankly, the Atlantic.net DB control panel is pathetic. I see no option to give users permissions to access the DB or even check the status.