{"id":100611,"date":"2004-10-16T21:39:38","date_gmt":"2004-10-16T21:39:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/installation-error-database-problem\/"},"modified":"2016-08-18T18:31:57","modified_gmt":"2016-08-18T18:31:57","slug":"installation-error-database-problem","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/topic\/installation-error-database-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"installation error (database problem)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi everybody!
\nI have just installed an apache server on my computer to test wordpress before I get my own webspace. I have the apache server and mysql database running. So far I have tested the server with various php sites and yes it displays them – so the server is working (it’s by the way the latest release).
\nThen I have downloaded wordpress and copied everything into the “htdocs” folder of the apache installation. I hope this is right, because you have to copy all *.php files into the “htdocs” folder to load them in your browser with the “http:\/\/localhost\/xyz.php” command. So I though I have to copy the wordpress folder into that directory as well.
\nThen I edited the wp-config (acutally I have left everything the way it was):
\n<?php
\n\/** WordPress’s config file **\/
\n\/** https:\/\/wordpress.org\/<\/a> **\/
\n\/\/ ** MySQL settings ** \/\/
\ndefine(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’); \/\/ The name of the database
\ndefine(‘DB_USER’, ‘username’); \/\/ Your MySQL username
\ndefine(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password’); \/\/ …and password
\ndefine(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); \/\/ 99% chance you won’t need to change this value
\n.
\n.
\n.
\n?>
\nThen I tried to execute the install.php (http:\/\/localhost\/wp-admin\/install.php) and I got this error message:
\nError establishing a database connection! This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect. Double check it and try again.
\n * Are you sure you have the correct user\/password?
\n * Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
\n * Are you sure that the database server is running?
\n————–
\nSo what does this mean? Can someone help me out? Thanks for every tip!
\nBye
\nPhil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-100611","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/100611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topic\/100611\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=100611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}