Title: Cannot create Database Last modified: June 30, 2021 --- # Cannot create Database * [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/) * (@mikehenden) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database-2/) * **OK, this is not a specifically WordPress issue… ** * I’m wanting to install a copy of WP on my development server (Localhost). I’ve downloaded and unpacked the WP source code. I’ve set up a PHP 7.3 environment using Vagrant and Virtualbox. I’ve typed in the IP address for localhost and I’m getting a WordPress config screen. I’ve entered the Database details I’ve set up using SequelPro. And this is where the wheels come off. My Database apparently doesn’t exist. * Which isn’t surprising because SequelPro can’t connect to it either (it doesn’t exist). So how do I create it? * What am I missing? Any clues? Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) * [Mike Schinkel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikeschinkel/) * (@mikeschinkel) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database-2/#post-14609617) * [@mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/) — You probably need to provide more details about your setup. * Did you write the `Vagrantfile` or did you get from somewhere else? What is your base box? (`config.vm.box`?). Can you share a [Gist](https://gist.github.com/) of your `Vagrantfile`? * You say you created a database in SequelPro, correct? What did you name it? * Then you said you cannot connect to the DB; how did you create it if you cannot connect to it? * I assume you create and configured MySQL in your `Vagrantfile`? Or are you trying to use a MySQL installed on your `localhost`? * Thread Starter [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/) * (@mikehenden) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database-2/#post-14609631) * Standard Vagrantfile that I have used many times (in the creation of Silverstripe sites). Base box is **silverstripeltd/dev-ssp** * [mhdesign Vagrantfile](https://gist.github.com/mhenden/5a6b8cf0222e0a5ccab890e0b6be728f) * I named DB **WP_Client** (unique name) * I entered user and password, location is **Localhost** * From what I’ve seen this is all I need to do? * Or is there a Base Box that plays nicer with WP? - This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/). - This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/). * Thread Starter [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/) * (@mikehenden) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database-2/#post-14609641) * Hmmm, just found WP test I did in 2017 which ran fine. That was created with the MAMP environment which included mySQL. But I don’t use MAMP any more… * Thread Starter [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/) * (@mikehenden) * [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database-2/#post-14609792) * OK, I searched for a WP-compatible Virtualbox which led me to [http://vccw.cc/](http://vccw.cc/). Grabbed the ZIP file and ran: * > ``` > Mikes-Mac-Pro:Wordpress mikehenden$ vagrant box add vccw-team/xenial64 > ==> box: Loading metadata for box 'vccw-team/xenial64' > box: URL: https://vagrantcloud.com/vccw-team/xenial64 > ==> box: Adding box 'vccw-team/xenial64' (v20180107) for provider: virtualbox > box: Downloading: https://vagrantcloud.com/vccw-team/boxes/xenial64/versions/20180107/providers/virtualbox.box > Download redirected to host: vagrantcloud-files-production.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com > ==> box: Successfully added box 'vccw-team/xenial64' (v20180107) for 'virtualbox'! > ``` > * I then attempted `vagrant up -- provision` * > ``` > Mikes-Mac-Pro:Wordpress mikehenden$ vagrant up --provision > Bringing machine 'default' up with 'virtualbox' provider... > ==> default: Box 'base' could not be found. Attempting to find and install... > default: Box Provider: virtualbox > default: Box Version: >= 0 > ==> default: Box file was not detected as metadata. Adding it directly... > ==> default: Adding box 'base' (v0) for provider: virtualbox > default: Downloading: base > An error occurred while downloading the remote file. The error > message, if any, is reproduced below. Please fix this error and try > again. > > Couldn't open file /Users/mikehenden/Sites/Wordpress/base > ``` > * **Can anybody see what I did wrong?** - This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/). - This reply was modified 4 years, 11 months ago by [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/). Viewing 4 replies - 1 through 4 (of 4 total) The topic ‘Cannot create Database’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 4 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [mikehenden](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mikehenden/) * Last activity: [4 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cannot-create-database-2/#post-14609792) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics