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Podz,

Yes, that’s what I was using before but then I would get the infamous message that WP couldn’t attach to the database.

Well, let’s see…

YEEHAA! I got the dashboard in the testing blog…is that where I should be?

If so, Podz, you’re a genius.

Okay. See the topic Initial Login issue to see what’s happened since. I’m a little further than I was.

Okay, so much for that. Now, I’m really wondering what the heck is going on. I even went so far as to use the mySQL client on the server to set the password for the wordpress user and then totally redid the wp-config.php file.

Note that I *was* able to run, at one time, the installation file and actually got a login and password and then made to wp-login.php…and that’s as far as THAT went.

This was the ONLY time I have made it to the wp-login screen. However ,the user name and password given me did NOT work. ??

Collation is set to utf8-swedish (??!!??)

This must have happened during installation, even though MySQL is set for utf8-english. Could this be the cause?

Here’s what the error looks like:

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.

Now, with the password hidden, heres what’s in my wp-config.php file:

DB name is wordpress
user is wordpress
the password is exactly as I set it
host name was blank, changed it to localhost. It didn’t work blank either.

Skippy,

Yes, I did give wordpress permissions, via phpMyAdmin, to the database.

Well, I’ve got a little different issue but it’s close.

I’ve got MySQL running on a Sol10 x86 box. The server is definitely up.

I did as the install docs said and put a user called wordpress in MySQL and put a password on it. I’ve got those in the wp-config file, along with the database name, wordpress. I’ve also put localhost in the wp-config.php file as well but when I try to log in, I get the error page that maybe the username/password is wrong, that the hostname is wrong or the server isn’t up.

I’m getting a little frustrated.