Stuck on step one even though all the information is correct. (Using WAMP)

  • I’m trying to follow a tutorial on installing wordpress with wamp. I added the folder to my localhost/www folder and I finally type in the localhost/[Insert Folder Name Here] in my browser.

    I typed in all the information for my connection details (database name, username, password, database host) and it keeps giving me an 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 localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down.

    my wamp application icon is green, but does does say “server – offline” Does this effect anything?

    More details: when I go to localhost on my browser, local host is running and I can see the folder of my project. I’m using windows 8, 64 bit if that helps. My hosting site is on Justhost who’ve I’ve contacted. They can’t help me. This is my last hope of getting this site up locally. Thank you.

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  • Typically if your WAMP icon is green, it means your local server is fine, but it shouldn’t say server – offline. Are you able to access phpmyadmin fine?

    You might want to check if mysql is running on a separate port of localhost? Ports might be different, see this issue: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2459006/how-can-i-connect-to-mysql-on-a-wamp-server

    If you haven’t changed the root password, you should be able to connect with the root user and no password. If that doesn’t help, try creating a new MySQL user with full privileges on your particular database.

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