egrogg1 Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 hello, I am trying to install wordpress... I followed the instructions exactly like the Wiki page and all I get is that it can't logon to the dB, the server may not be running, ect. I did change all my passwords in the beginning to make it secure... I added a dB called wordpressmade sure the user was: root pass: roothost: localhost I do use the link: http://localhost/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php I also added a user and password and changed the wp-config.php to match. Still same as above: can't logon to dB, ect. What should I do? I am using Vista (32bit) just for testing before I go into production. Has anyone had any similar problems? I searched the forum but none with the same issue...and other issues I don't see resolved? hmmm... Can anyone give me a clue what I should do next? Not very savy in this so need help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 A quick thing to try is changing this:host: localhostTo:host: 127.0.0.1All the bestRic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megan Posted June 26, 2010 Report Share Posted June 26, 2010 Hi - a quick question - do you happen to have an instance of mysql installed already on your box? thanks, megan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egrogg1 Posted June 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2010 hello, I changed the IP from localhost. I also noticed that when i downloaded from the uniform server webiste the wordpress (plugins) it gave me install instructions and that seemed to work much better... Either way worked great... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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