Error establishing a database connection

  • hotsauce993

    (@hotsauce993)


    2 years ago

    ive read others forums, maybe i missed it. However,i cant find the right credentials to start up wordpress using xampp. ive tried alters wp-config-sample.php with everything. currently mysql is running on port 3307 if that matters.
    username = root
    password =
    database host = localhost
    db name = testen *created on phpmyadmin*
    any suggestions?

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  • currently mysql is running on port 3307 if that matters.

    As you’re not using the default MySQL port 3306, you need to specify your custom port in the database host: ie localhost:3307.

    This is the same for HTTP/S: if you’re not running your web server on the default ports 80/443, you need to specify the custom port in the URL: eg https://localhost:8080.

    In addition to @gappiah’s answer: Are you sure your database user has the necessary privileges to connect to the database you created?

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