Title: Cannot complete WordPress installation
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Cannot complete WordPress installation

 *  [lhardonk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhardonk/)
 * (@lhardonk)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/)
 * I am attempting to install WordPress on my MacBook for the first time. I have
   found it to be relatively easy through using Internet tutorials but I cannot 
   complete one of the final steps.
 * I have successfully created a database in MAMP, edited the correct documentation,
   etc. I am now trying to load WordPress. My database name is LukasHardonkCom and
   my port number is 8889. I have tried entering both of the following into my browser(
   Chrome):
 * localhost:8889/LukasHardonkCom
    localhost:8889/wp-admin/install/php
 * Every time I try either one of these, a small document downloads. For the first
   attempt noted above, the document reads:
 * J
    5.5.342hd>I1YMXˇ˜ÄQlKt%Zt[JBJ/mysql_native_password!ˇÑ#08S01Got packets out
   of order
 * For the second:
 * J
    5.5.34>E.S;j&yRˇ˜ÄmP’nx308g}aLmysql_native_password!ˇÑ#08S01Got packets out
   of order
 * Shouldn’t a WordPress install page open asking for site title, username, password
   x2, etc?

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 *  [Heyroldswag](https://wordpress.org/support/users/heyroldswag/)
 * (@heyroldswag)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4827792)
 * Basically it will ask you to configure your database credential in your wp-config.
   php file.
 *  Thread Starter [lhardonk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lhardonk/)
 * (@lhardonk)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4827827)
 * I have done this already.
 *  [Kelly Makelele](https://wordpress.org/support/users/makelele/)
 * (@makelele)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4827848)
 * Just as Heyrold states.
 * If done so, then cross-check your details again.
 *  [2ninerniner2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/2ninerniner2/)
 * (@2ninerniner2)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4827895)
 * For a default installation of MAMP 2.x or 3.x, the following apply:
 * DATABASE user is root
 * DATABASE password is root
 * If you unpacked the WP download files into htdocs and not into a sub folder within
   it, then you access the site with:
 * `http://localhost:8888`
 * The WP login is accessed with:
 * `http://localhost:8888/wp-admin`
 * The port 8889 you refer to is the DATABASE port 🙂
 * Therefore, the pertinent portion of your wp-config.php should be:
 * define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘LukasHardonkCom’);
 * /** MySQL database username */
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘root’);
 * /** MySQL database password */
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘root’);
 * /** MySQL hostname */
    define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘localhost’);
 * /** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
    define(‘DB_CHARSET’,‘
   utf8’);
 * /** The Database Collate type. Don’t change this if in doubt. */
    define(‘DB_COLLATE’,”);
 *  [BBS2WIN](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bbs2win/)
 * (@bbs2win)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4827950)
 * Hi guys,
 * I have done what you mentioned above but it is still not working.
    Is there anything
   else I need to have (any program installed) before getting it right?
 * thanks
 *  [Saravanan S, a11n](https://wordpress.org/support/users/simplysaru/)
 * (@simplysaru)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4828037)
 * BBS2WIN, Could you elaborate on what exactly is the error message you get?
 *  [danilo8667](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danilo8667/)
 * (@danilo8667)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4828049)
 * I don’t know how to install it.Can help me ?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-complete-wordpress-installation/#post-4828050)
 * **[@danilo8667](https://wordpress.org/support/users/danilo8667/)**: If you require
   assistance then, as per the [Forum Welcome](http://codex.wordpress.org/Forum_Welcome#Where_To_Post),
   please post your own topic instead of tagging onto someone else’s topic.

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