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Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 PointsWebsites How to Build a WordPress Theme Content Strategy with WordPress Installing and Setting Up WordPress Locally Wordpress install not connecting with the XAMP serverlocal host.
I was able to install xamp server on my PC. However I have not been able to install Wordpress on the XAMP server. All required inputs are typed in, database name, user name ect. When I click submit I get the error page below. What is the reason for this?
The Error Page I get:
Error establishing a database connection
This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host's database server is down. •Are you sure you have the correct username and password? •Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname? •Are you sure that the database server is running?
If you're unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.
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Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 PointsThanks for the feed back. Yes, MySQL is started as well.. .
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Malgorzata Dlugosz
907 PointsI had the same issue, You have to make sure that username and pass is the same as the one for XAMPP. That worked for me.
Nazaam Kutisha
7,667 PointsThanks that worked. In XAMP root has no password; so simply using root in username field and leaving the password blank did the trick.
Malgorzata Dlugosz
907 PointsGood stuff =)
George Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 PointsGeorge Offley
Courses Plus Student 7,386 PointsI had a similar issue, in addition to making sure that Apache is running, is MySQL also running. That what I was doing wrong.