Creating mySQL Link

  • In a brand new install, does install.php create the mySQL database, or does it have to be created manually? I don’t know how WP knows how to tie into mySQL. There must be some system parameters that I cannot see that tie the two together. Obviously I’m new to Linux/Apache/?.

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  • you have to create the db on your host server, just create the db name and the password so you those in that install proccess.

    why?

    Because that’s one thing PHP cannot do. (I think) The install script will create all the tables you need in the database, but you still have to make a blank database for it to work on.
    To neumannu47, there is a file named wp-config.php, in which you can change the parameters (database name, user, password, hostname, I think that’s all)
    When you point your browser to install.php, it will use these parameters.

    myself i am yet to see a package that can make a database by itself!

    PHP can create databases, but you still need a host server to connect to, and some form of validation (user/password) before PHP can do this. WordPress is not configured to create databases, though.

    woot so we can infact have wp install out of the box! would be definitely cool.

    wonder if it will help much, but yeah.. cool! : )

    well it will definitely remove the messages which yell out! NO DATABASE CONNECTION MADE ERROR.. ??

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