Can't Get Started w/Wordpress

[rgoldrich]

I have installed the UniServer. What a great idea, especially for people trying to develop web sites.

 

Anyhow, I get the server to work all right. PHPMyAdmin runs fine. But I simply cannot get WordPress to work. After copying over the files into the www directory, and configuring the "wp-config" file, etc. I simply cannot get WordPress to run. I have a feeling that things are getting hung up while trying to connect to the database.

 

If you are a WordPress user, the wp-config file reads:

 

define('DB_NAME', 'wordpress');

define('DB_USER', 'root');

define('DB_PASSWORD', 'wordpress');

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

 

Maybe there is a mistake here, but I can't even get the install.php file to run. Again, I think because of failing to connect to the database.

 

So here's my questions:

 

1. Can someone tell me a sure fire way to determine if I have a database connection problem?

 

2. If you have any experience running WordPress within UniServer, can you offer me tips regarding what I am doing wrong?

 

Thank you very much in advance.

 

Bob

[Ric]

Try replacing

define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');

With

define('DB_HOST', '127.0.0.1');

All the best

Ric

[rgoldrich]

Thanks! That did it!!

 

Bob