Problem Installing On LocalHost – MAMP
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Hello
I am trying to install WordPress on a localhost using MAMP.
I am receiving the following error:
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 https://localhost:8888. This could mean your host’s database server is down.I am running MAMP though I had to change the port to 8888 from the preferred 80.
This is the first time I have done anything like this so am very much a beginner – if anyone could kindly push me in the right direction, that would be appreciated.
Kind regards
James
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we can’t contact the database server at https://localhost:8888.
If that message is indicating that you have used “locahost:8888” in your wp-config.php file; Example:
/** MySQL hostname */ define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost:8888' );Try changing it back to..
/** MySQL hostname */ define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );..and see if that makes any difference. Port 8888 is for the web server, and won’t apply to the MySQL location. “localhost” should suffice.
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