database details

  • Open up wp-config-sample.php with a text editor like WordPad or similar and fill in your database connection details

    Can anyone give this newbie a hand here? I’m unsure exactly what to change and where.

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    First make an exact copy of wp-config-sample.php to a new file called wp-config.php.
    Via shell: cp wp-config-sample.php wp-config.php
    Then edit the contents of wp-config.php to your personal settings.

    Thread Starter scabinum

    (@scabinum)

    Thanks all – we’re up and running – lots of changes to make!

    https://nowimpissed.net/

    Sorry to ask more questions…but I’m switching to WordPress from MT since MT no longer works and I can’t figure out how on earth to fix it. But this instruction has me baffeled!

    What “personal settings”??
    I get how to open, change and save the file named wp-config-sample.php…but I don’t know what my personal settings are…is that pathetic?

    define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘wordpress’); // The name of the database (is this the name of my blog??)

    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘username’); // Your MySQL username (do I simply create any user name I want?? or is this the user name to access my files …the space purchased from Earthlink)

    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘password’); // …and password (password I create to work with WordPress or the one I use to access my web files via earthlink?)
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

    Thanks in advance for your patience.

    Sean

    Do you have a database? If yes, was it created by your host? In this case they should provide you with all the necessary details.
    If it is/was created by you – then you should know the 4 pieces of info you need to fill in.

    Whatever you have working here in MT corresponds:

    # ObjectDriver DBI::mysql
    # Database <database-name>
    # DBUser <database-username>
    # DBPassword <database-password>
    # DBHost localhost

    I’m sorry, folks…you’re probably assuming I know more than I know.

    podz wrote: Whatever you have working here in MT corresponds…where do I find the information that is working for MT? I’ve opened the MT.cfg file is this information in there?? Because I can’t find a database name, dbuser, dbpassord…nothing

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