SusanM

I actually considered that, but didn’t know if there would be a way to fix it without doing that.

I’ll give it a try.

Thanks!

yes is the answer to both questions.

Because once I moved it and moved all my old MT files, it was like a new install.

I tried doing the above but it would not work. I got a 404 error and I assumed that this was because of the MT files on my server, so I moved it all.

Is there a way to work around all of this?

I finally stumbled on the problem with this issue. Once I got all the parse errors worked out I got to looking at the newest errors (last post above) and then I went and looked at all the files and realized that I had inadvertantly changed the password for my database – once I changed it back and changed it on the wp-config file – the installation started right up.

Thank you so much everyone who stepped in to help me with this.

Now if I can just figure out this dashboard I will be good to go!

Susan
https://www.illusivelife.com
https://www.illusivelife.com/blog

*Sigh*

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.

That is the error message I get now.

The following is the actual wp-config.php text:

<?php
// ** MySQL settings ** //

define('DB_NAME', 'illusive_blog');    // The name of the database

define('DB_USER', 'illusive_susan');     // Your MySQL username

define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxx'); // ...and password

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');    // 99% chance you won't need to change this value

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

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

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

define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php');
?>

I guess maybe I should wait to see if someone wants to come install this because I must be doing something wrong. I think that I am about to give up on this. I didn’t have this much trouble with MT – so maybe I better stay put.

Okay, I failed to respond to the question about my server – will that have any bearing on this?

I am completely deleting all files off server and then doing a clean install with the correct code in the wp-config.php file.

I’ll let you know how things turn out.

Thanks for your help so far!
Susan

oh, I also apologize that it took so long to respond, I am watching my grandbaby, her daddy should be picking her up in an hour (3:35 CST) so if there is any other questions or whatnot I will be back around then. Ok?

Okay – to start with, I am sending in another request for help installing WP. I got a comment waiting moderation. I simply said help please.

Second, this is the connection string lingo from my cpanel msql maintenance account:

Connection Strings
Perl $dbh = DBI->connect(“DBI:mysql:illusive_blog:localhost”,”illusive_susan”,”<PASSWORD HERE>”);
PHP $dbh=mysql_connect (“localhost”, “illusive_susan”, “<PASSWORD HERE>”) or die (‘I cannot connect to the database because: ‘ . mysql_error());
mysql_select_db (“illusive_blog”);

and now shall I try wiping all the other stuff out and going with a clean install or wait to see if someone can hop in here and help?

Well, I requested someone install this about two weeks ago but no one ever responded so I figure you can’t complain for a free service…I would just try it myself.

So…I’ll see what I can see I guess.

Okay, I’m about to give up on this darn thing.

Now I get this:

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.

Okay, so I see one error and fixed it but now I have this:

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: __() in /home/illusive/public_html/blog/wp-admin/admin-functions.php on line 1593

and this is the actual code for the wp-config.php file:

<?php
// ** MySQL settings **
//
define('DB_NAME', 'illusive_blog');
// The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'illusive_xxxxx');
// Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxx');
// ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
// 99% chance you won't need to change this value

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

// Change this to localize WordPress.
//A corresponding MO file for the
// chosen language must be installed to wp-includes/languages.
//
//For example, install de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to 'de'
// to enable German language support.

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

define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
//require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php');
?>

is that correct?

Oh my goodness, this appears to be a bit more complicated than I realized. Now after changing what you suggested I get this error:

Warning: main(ABSPATH/wp-admin/admin-functions.php) [function.main]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/illusive/public_html/blog/wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php on line 5

Fatal error: main() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘ABSPATH/wp-admin/admin-functions.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/illusive/public_html/blog/wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php on line 5

and this is the actual code for the wp-config.php file:

<?php
// ** MySQL settings **
//
define('DB_NAME', 'illusive_blog');
// The name of the database
define('DB_USER', 'illusive_xxxxx');
// Your MySQL username
define('DB_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxx');
// ...and password
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
// 99% chance you won't need to change this value

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

// Change this to localize WordPress.
//A corresponding MO file for the
// chosen language must be installed to wp-includes/languages.
//
//For example, install de.mo to wp-includes/languages and set WPLANG to 'de'
// to enable German language support.

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

//define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__).'/');
//require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-settings.php');
?>

is that correct, also, I notice the error states upgrade and this is a new installation.

Oh my gosh, you lost me – can you explain this to me a bit more?

anyone else care to try to jump in?

is that what you were asking for?