Trying to install with GoDaddy

  • I have heard all the hooplah, but I know GoDaddy users that successfully run WordPress and since I have already PAID I really need this to happen.
    I have, to the best of my knowledge done everything correctly, but apparently not.
    I created a database. I assigned a username and password, then godaddy gives the db the same name you give for a username.
    Godaddy says that the database is ‘active.’
    I unzipped the package.
    I opened up the wp-config-sample.php with EditPlus and filled in the database connection details (see below)
    I saved the file as wp-config.php
    Uploaded everything into a file named ‘blog’ in the root directory.
    https://www.sanders5.com/blog/wp-admin/install.php will not launch.
    Here is what the wp-config.php file looks like (btw: do I need to assign a language if I require English?)
    <?php
    /** WordPress’s config file **/
    /** https://www.ads-software.com/ **/
    // ** MySQL settings ** //
    define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘famblog’); // The name of the database
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘famblog’); // Your MySQL username
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘thewordichose’); // …and password
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value
    // Change the prefix if you want to have multiple blogs in a single database.
    $table_prefix = ‘wp_’; // example: ‘wp_’ or ‘b2’ or ‘mylogin_’
    // Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the
    // chosen language must be installed to wp-includes/languages.
    // For example, install de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to ‘de’
    // to enable German language support.
    define (‘WPLANG’, ”);
    /* Stop editing */
    $server = DB_HOST;
    $loginsql = DB_USER;
    $passsql = DB_PASSWORD;
    $base = DB_NAME;
    define(‘ABSPATH’, dirname(__FILE__).’/’);
    // Get everything else
    require_once(ABSPATH.’wp-settings.php’);
    ?>

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  • Thread Starter Anonymous

    Okay, figured it out. GoDaddy is the 1% that requires that ‘localhost’ be actually completed with their exact host name.
    Thanks anyway! Further installing now.

    Thread Starter Anonymous

    I’m having the same problem on brinskter. What is the hostname supposed to look like if its not localhost?

    anon on brinkster – ask your host or read their docs

    Thread Starter Anonymous

    I have. The documentation is overly helpful and their support doesn’t seem to understand what i’m asking. i’m not sure what the host name itself actually refers to. Server name? I have the path to the db. Do i use a derivative of that? or is my only option their support?

    Thread Starter Anonymous

    wow, i’m dumb. its listed in my control panel.
    this is why i posted as anonymous.
    thanks moshu for your help.

    Thread Starter Anonymous

    Sorry … didn’t get back – yes, I found it in the settings area of the cp at GoDaddy.

    I think one may find that, with shared webhosting, it’s not “localhost” but “yourdomain.com”/

    I’m having trouble configuring at Godaddy as well. It seems like others have succeeded, but I’m not sure what they’ve done differently. Here is what my wp-config.php file looks like now:

    define('DB_NAME', 'emowp'); // The name of the database
    define('DB_USER', 'emowp'); // Your MySQL username
    define('DB_PASSWORD', '********'); // ...and password
    define('DB_HOST', 'mysql25.secureserver.net'); // 99% chance you won't need to change this value

    Any ideas?

    I have successfully set this up with GoDaddy. Below is the relevant snippet of wp-config.php. NAME, USER, and HOST are shown on GoDaddy’s “Manage Hosting Databases” page, which will require 3 curses and a lucky guess to find the first time. Since erik810 has apparently got this bit figured out already, I can’t really provide suggestions without some more info.


    define('DB_NAME', 'mydbname');
    define('DB_USER', 'myusername');
    define('DB_PASSWORD', '*******');
    define('DB_HOST', 'mysql5.secureserver.net');

    The last 2 installs I’ve done for people on Godaddy have followed exactly the pattern you have above too

    DB_NAME and DB_USER are always the same
    DB_HOST is in the format you both have.
    and
    DB_PASSWORD is whatever you set….

    I started over from the top with a clean install and the same settings posted earlier. It’s working now! Thanks!

    Below is the snippet from my attempt to get the godaddy hosting service to run. I keep getting the “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.” error.

    define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘apblog’); // The name of the database
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘apblog’); // Your MySQL username
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘********’); // …and password
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘mysql27.secureserver.net’);

    I copied the db_host string directly from the godaddy web page.

    Any ideas?

    “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.”

    Talk to Godaddy ……. if you can see those details and set them, yet it says that, tell Godaddy to flick the right switch.

    1 and 1 does the same thing.. the DB host is like dbxxx.performa.net and not localhost

    So, how did you folks resolve the “Your PHP installation appears to be missing the MySQL which is required for WordPress.” error?

    I just installed WordPress on a Godaddy-hosted site, and got the exact same error. I feel like I’m this far || from having everything work, ’cause I’m pretty sure my settings are correct.

    How did the rest of you get over the hump?

    Thanks,

    Green

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