wp-config.php problems.

  • Resolved tesa113

    (@tesa113)


    10 years, 7 months ago

    Hello,
    I would like to run WordPress on my Mac and for that reason I downloaded MAMP.
    I opened MAMP, went to Database and created a new db called WPtestdb.
    I also downloaded WordPress 3.9.1 and I moved the unzipped files to htdocs in MAMP.
    Next I went to wp-config-sample.php and changed it to wp-config.php.

    Next I opened wp-config.php and edited accordingly like the one displayed bellow:

    <?php
/**
 * The base configurations of the WordPress.
 *
 * This file has the following configurations: MySQL settings, Table Prefix,
 * Secret Keys, WordPress Language, and ABSPATH. You can find more information
 * by visiting {@link https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Editing_wp-config.php Editing
 * wp-config.php} Codex page. You can get the MySQL settings from your web host.
 *
 * This file is used by the wp-config.php creation script during the
 * installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can just copy this file
 * to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 */

// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define('DB_NAME', ‘XXXXXXXXX’);

/** MySQL database username */
define('DB_USER', ‘yyyyyyy’);

/** MySQL database password */
define('DB_PASSWORD', ‘zzzzzzz’);

/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');

/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define('DB_COLLATE', '');

/**#@+
 * Authentication Unique Keys and Salts.
 *
 * Change these to different unique phrases!
 * You can generate these using the {@link https://api.www.ads-software.com/secret-key/1.1/salt/ www.ads-software.com secret-key service}
 * You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again.
 *
 * @since 2.6.0
 */
define('AUTH_KEY',         'put your unique phrase here');
define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY',  'put your unique phrase here');
define('LOGGED_IN_KEY',    'put your unique phrase here');
define('NONCE_KEY',        'put your unique phrase here');
define('AUTH_SALT',        'put your unique phrase here');
define('SECURE_AUTH_SALT', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('LOGGED_IN_SALT',   'put your unique phrase here');
define('NONCE_SALT',       'put your unique phrase here');

/**#@-*/

/**
 * WordPress Database Table prefix.
 *
 * You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each a unique
 * prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
 */
$table_prefix  = 'wp_';

/**
 * WordPress Localized Language, defaults to English.
 *
 * Change this to localize WordPress. A corresponding MO file for the chosen
 * language must be installed to wp-content/languages. For example, install
 * de_DE.mo to wp-content/languages and set WPLANG to 'de_DE' to enable German
 * language support.
 */
define('WPLANG', '');

/**
 * For developers: WordPress debugging mode.
 *
 * Change this to true to enable the display of notices during development.
 * It is strongly recommended that plugin and theme developers use WP_DEBUG
 * in their development environments.
 */
define('WP_DEBUG', false);

/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
	define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');

/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');

    Next I put in the bar https://localhost:8888/wp-admin/install.php and pressed Enter

    This is the message I get

    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.

    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.

    My host database server is running which means it’s not down.

    What else can be wrong in here?
    PLEASE HELP.
    THANK YOU.

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  • Did you also grant permissions on that database to the user that you created as well? That’s a step that a lot of people don’t realise, and has caught out a lot of people in the past (including me a few times).

    If that has been done then double-check the usernmae, password and database names as something in there would be wrong.

    Thread Starter tesa113

    (@tesa113)

    Yes, the database created by me has all the privileges. It takes it automatically when it’s created. I checked the username, password, and database name in wp-config.php and it’s the same as entered in MAMP.
    No luck so far.

    That should normally be all that you need to do. I know it sounds silly, but it may be worth going back and double-checking your settings again, just in case. I’ve found a few cases of my own where a spelling mistake that I didn’t see cost me half an hour of swearing at the comptuer…

    If it’s all correct then I’d suggest starting off on some pretty involved de-bugging. If it was me I’d place markers around the code where the database connection is created to see what step the error happens at and see if you can get the acual error back rather then the generic one from WordPress.

    Thread Starter tesa113

    (@tesa113)

    I went back and I checked at least 10 times every single letter and punctuation, I swear.
    It’s crazy.

    Perhaps give this a try:

    – go to phpMyAdmin and create a new database
    – that’s all; just enter a name (e.g. WPTestdb2) and click the Create button
    – rename the current wp-config.php to something else, e.g. wp-config_ORG.php
    – this will let the installer run again
    – start the install with https://localhost:8888 (as you have the files in the root (htdocs)
    – at the first screen, click the Create a Configuration File button
    – at the next screen, click the Let’s go! button
    – at the next screen, enter the following:

    — Database Name: WPtestdb2 (or whatever you entered)
    — User Name: root (this is the default MAMP database user name)
    — Password: root (this is the default MAMP database password)
    — Database Host: localhost
    — Table Prefix: wp_ (leave as-is)

    – click the Submit button
    … is your name now “Sparky” ? ?? … if so, click the Run the install button ??

    An aside, it would be nice to see the wording changed on the first screen to indicate that one try the manual method only IF clicking the Create a Configuration File does not work. In the literally 100s of installs I have done on many different hosts, I have never, ever had it not work ??

    Thread Starter tesa113

    (@tesa113)

    You’re the man. I woke up and first thing I did was to check on my email. I followed step by step your plan and it worked from the first run.
    I still wonder what was the problem with first technique I tried so hard to make it work.
    Thank you so much for your help.

    I noticed that your database, username and password fields are enclosed by curly quotes (‘xxx’) instead of straight quotes (‘xxx’). That could be something to watch out for in the future.

    Thread Starter tesa113

    (@tesa113)

    Ohh, but with all due respect where is the straight one on my MacPro keyboard? I did find it in special characters – punctuation…but that can’t be right.

    The key in between colon/semicolon and enter on the US Mac keyboard gives you straight quotes. If you copy/pasted your wp-config or edited it in a word processor, it was probably converted to curly quotes automagically somewhere along the way.

    Thread Starter tesa113

    (@tesa113)

    On my keyboard colon an semicolon is on one key, but I believe now that was the problem. When I replaced database, username and password I did erased the straight quotes and obviously replaced it with the one I have on my keyboard. Straight quote I can only find it in special characters, but if one erase it by accident the easiest way is to copy one from the same file and paste it whatever is need it. You made a keen observation.
    Thank you.

    Just as a note, the straight-vs-“curly” quotes isn’t normally anything to do with the keyboard. It’s normally something that’s done by the program that you’re using to edit the file. If you’re on a Mac I’m guessing that you’re uisng TextEdit, which does this by default. If you’re going to do much more of this you should look at downloading a good text editor or IDE that won’t change the quote marks for you. There’s a few options that are good and free, so it’s worth having a look around at a few options there.

    Thread Starter tesa113

    (@tesa113)

    Yes, it makes sense. Thank you.

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