sdstone

I hate to do this, but I think I just answered my own question. I checked and they are using the previous version of WordPress (2.0.5), so I think that’s recent enough for me. Hopefully it’s a full featured version. I got rid of my own files and ran the installation through GoDaddy’s My Applications and it’s working now. I’ll report back if I find that it’s a crappy hobbled version or something.

Looking at my data compared to theirs, I see my error. I modified the wrong side of the data. I should’ve kept the DB_HOST and instead replaced the other side (localhost). Teaches me to do stuff in the middle of the night. Well, I installed it on top of the database I had already set up, so no harm and if it is crippled, I can just install it myself now that I know what I did wrong. So, in conclusion, let this be a lesson to you:
1. Be careful about what you’re changing in the file.
2. Get some sleep.
G’night.

So, I’m having the same problem. I am using GoDaddy for a Linux (Economy) dedicated hosting. I copied down the latest version of WordPress and followed the directions to the letter. Here’s what my config file looks like:
define(‘mydatabasename’, ‘wordpress’); // The name of the database
define(‘myusername’, ‘username’); // Your MySQL username
define(‘********’, ‘password’); // …and password
define(‘p3smysql15.secureserver.net’, ‘localhost’); // 99% chance you won’t need to change this value

Clearly, I am using the correct database name/username (they’re the same) and I’ve checked that my password is correct. My server name looks a little different than you guys’, with a preceding p3s, but I copied that directly from the manager. Now, I just set up this database a couple hours ago. The tooltip on the manager says of the status “setup” that it means: “Setup
Your account is set up. You may still have to wait up to 48 hours before you can upload files to your account (FTP), set up databases, or configure your Web site.” That’s what it says for the account, but my database also is listed as setup. Could it be that I have to wait up to two days for it to ‘kick in’? I’ve given it a couple hours and I still get:
Error establishing a database connection

If all of my data (database name, username, password, host server) is correct, is my only option to contact their support?

Has anyone else tried their version of WordPress that they offer? Is it the same as the latest version, all the same features?