Error Installing WordPress at 1and1

Hi!

I’ve already read many threads here about installing WordPress at 1and1, before posting this one.

Followed all recommended steps, changed my wp-config.php as follows, and uploaded it to the root directory:

<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //
define(’DB_NAME’ , ‘mydbname’); // The name of the database
define(’DB_USER’ , ‘myusername’ ); // Your MySQL username
define(’DB_PASSWORD’, ‘mypassword’ ); // …and password
define(’DB_HOST’ , ‘db1009.perfora.net’’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

To reflect information that 1and1 gave me:

Your MySQL database details are shown in the lower overview.

Database name mydbname
Host name db1009.perfora.net
Port 3306 (default port)
User name myusername
Password mypassord
Description WordPress PinkyLotusBlog
Version MySQL4.0

when I try https://www.mydomain.com/wp-admin/install.php, get the following message:

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 DB_HOST. T
his 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.

I tried many times (the server could be down) yesterday and today, but still get the same error.

Is there something I’m missing?

I thank for any help.

Fernando