Nicola67

Yes, yes, YES!!! Got it. Thanks to all who helped. Somewhere, somehow I think I screwed up a password between MySql and PHPadmin, which I attempted to fix (successfully I think) by editing in php config file. Then I created a new user for the database wordpress in phpMyAdmin, and tried to straighten out all the pathways and usernames, passwords etc. Somehow, like making sausage, it worked. Only it was like making sausage using a german recipe and a german/english dictionary.

WordPress is now functioning on my computer.

Thanks again for all the tips

I made the changes and saved the file in Notepad. I then opened a new browser and entered this address: https://localhost/testsite/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php.

I got the message: Warning: define() expects at least 2 parameters, 1 given in C:\xampp\htdocs\testsite\wordpress\wp-config.php on line 22

Yey! I have it open in Notepad. Will now attempt changes. I opened the file that is located here: C:\xampp\htdocs\testsite\wordpress. I hope that is ok.

When I try to unzip the wordpress file wp-config.php, I get the message:
“Cannot open file: it does not appear to be a valid archive.”
The file will not open using WinZip.

how do I edit my wp-config.php? I am a beginner. I cannot open this file. It is zipped.