mathan54

I am using apache 2.4 with mysql 8.4 and php 8.* I thought this was the community forum.

mysqlli seems to be missing from my php installation. I do have msqlnd. I remove the semi colon from the example extension = mysqli; I moved the extension = mysqli to the extension section of the php.ini file. But I am still getting this: Error establishing a database connection

By the way I am doing this on my computer.

I have had problems with finding mysqli. I went through my php.ini. There was an example extension = mysqli and I uncommented this to get it to work.

Thanks, I realize that everyone has their favorite hosting sites. Thanks for the warning.

I fixed it.

I finally got it installed. It was a problem in create a user on the db.

oopppsss. I think I installed apache and php whilethe apache service was running. What kind of problem would that create?

I don’t have IIS installed. On windows 10 you have to go to turn on and off windows features. I did not do that. I did do a netstat -anb and found httpd on 0.0.0.0:135. I can do a phpinfo(); Apache does not like php_mcrypt and mhash. It says that they are not valid win32 files. However I install Apache 2.4.zip over a working Apache 2.2 install. The I installed PHP 5.6 over a PHP 5.2.9 install.
By over I mean that I unzipped these files into their corresponding folders. It was a successful way of getting the most recent versions of PHP and Apache running. More like a stroke of luck!

I clicked on the link that Tara provided but was of no use. I did not recognize my problem in the over 2 dozen different links.

I did that. I have 2 users attached to the wordpress database. I tried both with changes in wp-config. I even tried root!
I got a piece of ransomware in Microsoft Edge. I contact Support they suggested that I create a new user with admin privileges. I am wondering if this problem is related to that where I installed everything under my original user and then switched to the new user.
I have never used a hosting company. Tara should not have assumed that I was. I know many people here are doing so, but I am a do it yourselfer. by assuming I use a hosting company all she did was waste her time. She could have asked.
I have insomnia, so I don’t always remember everything I need to do.

I guess you don’t understand what localhost means. It means that I am on my computer. The database, Mysql, is on my computer. Apache 2.4.16 is on my computer. PHP 5.6 is on my computer.
I created a database for wordpress in the database then I created a user. I put these into wp-config.php. I have no reason to move wp-config.php. It is in that folder for a reason.
I installed wordpress a few days ago with no problem. I had to uninstall it because I forgot the admin password.
The database is working I can get in using root. I can type commands and get a response. I can use phpinfo and get a response in Apache.
Is this more clear?