techratt

The database tables are created automatically during the set up. I would enter the ip they gave you, what have you got to lose? It won’t hurt anything, worst case you’ll get the same error. (Or try 127.0.0.1 it’s the system default for localhost in ip form)

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TR

The problem may be the your DB is not physically located on the same host (computer) as your website, a very common set-up with MySQL. Poke around on your webhost administration page and see if to can find a MySQL information/control panel. What you’re looking for is a notation giving the ip address of the DB server it will either be a normal ip or one starting with 192. or 10.. If both types are shown, use the internal network ip that starts with the 192. or 10., it’s much faster. You would use this ip where you currently have localhost (127.0.0.1 is the same thing as localhost) listed in your wp configuration.

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TR

The only real reason to get a windows accout is if you are planning on using ASP/Net or ColdFusion for your programming. WordPress runs strictly under PHP which both server platforms support, but WordPress requires a slightly different PHP configuration than normal. Under Linux, the normal PHP set-up works fine, under Windows things need to be manually reconfigured, something your host may not be willing to do. So if you’re just interested in wp, go with Linux. If you need the Windows capabilities, check with your host to see if they support a wp implementation.

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TR

I am running wp on a test server along side ColdFusion 7.1 with no issues. However, to get wp to work on the Win2000 server platform required some reconfiguration of the PHP implementation. The odds are that your ColdFusion sever is based on some flavor of Windows (there is a unix ColdFusion derivative, but it is uncommom). So before you get too carried away, check with the sys admin of your host and ask them if they are set up for a wordpress installation.

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TR