Title: Error installing on 000webhost using Filezilla
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Error installing on 000webhost using Filezilla

 *  Resolved [kevinbastcomcastnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinbastcomcastnet/)
 * (@kevinbastcomcastnet)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-on-000webhost-using-filezilla/)
 * Hi there. As a novice to WordPress, I’m hoping to get some help in intalling.
 * I have a 000webhost.com account
 * FTP Settings are as follows:
 * » Account Information
    Domain personaldestinytv.comli.com Username a9788422 Password*
   hidden * (show) Disk Usage 0 / 1500.0 MB Bandwidth 100000 MB (100GB) Home Root/
   home/a9788422 Server Name server23.000webhost.com IP Address 216.108.235.72 Apache
   ver. 2.2.10 (Unix) PHP version 5.2.* MySQL ver. 5.0.51-community Activated On
   2009-02-11 12:22 Status Active
 * Using FileZilla, successfully linking with the following settings:
 * host: 216.108.235.72
    Server type: FTP Logontype: Normal User: a9788422 password:
   same as above
 * Took the following steps:
 * 1. Downloaded WordPress 2.7 to my desktop
    2. Unzipped to file named wordpress
   3. Modified the wp-config.php file with the following:
 * “
    // ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** // /** 
   The name of the database for WordPress */ define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘a9788422_pdtv’);
 * /** MySQL database username */
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘a9788422_pdtvuse’);
 * /** MySQL database password */
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘*********’);
 * /** 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’,”);“
 * 4. Saved the changes
    5. Started FileZilla 6. Located the WordPress folder with
   the modified wp-config.php file in the “LOCAL SITE” area of FileZilla and right
   clicked, selecting “UPLOAD” 7. FileZilla took a couple of minutes while the files
   were transferred, and completed showing a screen with no errors and no files 
   on queue.
 * WordPress seems to be properly installed.
 * I then take the following action:
 * 8. Open up Internet Explorer (version 7 running on Vista)
    9. type in [http://personaldestinytv.comli.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php](http://personaldestinytv.comli.com/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php)
   10. And receive the following error:
 * Error establishing a database connection. etc etc etc.
 * I can’t figure out what I’m doing wrong. I’ve followed a number of instructions
   and deleted the account and retried multiple times with no luck.
 * Funny thing is that I have another wordpress account on the same provider with
   no problems. Very odd – must be the forest for the trees.
 * I would appreciate suggestions for correcting.

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-on-000webhost-using-filezilla/#post-985499)
 * 000webhost does not use localhost
    login to your oowebhost control panel and 
   click the mysql icon next page should show what the connection is something similar
   to `mysql5.000webhost.com`
 *  Thread Starter [kevinbastcomcastnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinbastcomcastnet/)
 * (@kevinbastcomcastnet)
 * [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-on-000webhost-using-filezilla/#post-985518)
 * That worked like a charm. Thank you samboll.

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 * Last reply from: [kevinbastcomcastnet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kevinbastcomcastnet/)
 * Last activity: [17 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-installing-on-000webhost-using-filezilla/#post-985518)
 * Status: resolved

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