Thanks everyone. Since this was a new blog, I cleared the server, and started over. In the process I discovered that in the wp-config.php I did not include the first part of the database name by making the corresponding change under $table_prefix.
Everything is now working OK.
Further to the previous post, I meant to type example.com/wordpress and not the “link” quoted, which could be regarded as an x-rated website.
Thanks for the info. I did follow step 4, but your question caused me to take a look where I created the folder called “wordpress.” I noticed I created it under the “public” folder. Should it have been created under the Root folder to give the path as — http://www.xxxx.com/wordpress?
Changed to default theme — Home page still blank with no error messages. Uploaded the other theme to wp-content/themes.
