Title: Error on opening localhost:8888/wp-admin/installation.php
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error on opening localhost:8888/wp-admin/installation.php

 *  [rusmichael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rusmichael/)
 * (@rusmichael)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/)
 * Error on opening localhost:8888/wp-admin/installation.php. When i have set up
   the config.php file to read my database name and username and password i can’t
   open the WP admin page.
    I get “Error establishing a database connection”

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 *  [Anna1615](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anna1615/)
 * (@anna1615)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920176)
 * Hi there try
 * localhost:8888/**wordpress**/wp-admin/**install**.php
 *  Thread Starter [rusmichael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rusmichael/)
 * (@rusmichael)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920211)
 * Thanks Anna
 *  [Anna1615](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anna1615/)
 * (@anna1615)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920221)
 * Let me know if it works.
 * You need to point the URL to where the wordpress folder is located.
 * We should mark this thread resolved once the problem is solved.
 *  Thread Starter [rusmichael](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rusmichael/)
 * (@rusmichael)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920294)
 * Still not working. still getting the same message for database connection
 *  [Anna1615](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anna1615/)
 * (@anna1615)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920296)
 * Are you using Windows, Mac or Linux ?
 * I use MAC and MAMP.
 * I can walk you thru the steps if you are using a MAC.
 * The installation is a bit tricky. (As always, the devil is in the details) But
   it’s super simple once you get the hang of it. Honest !
 *  [Anna1615](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anna1615/)
 * (@anna1615)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920297)
 * Try setting your database name and password to **root**
 * See example below:
 * /** MySQL database username */
    define(‘DB_USER’, ‘root’);
 * /** MySQL database password */
    define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘root’);
 *  [Anna1615](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anna1615/)
 * (@anna1615)
 * [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920298)
 * Also, where is your WordPress folder located ?
 * localhost:8888/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php — will only work if the WordPress
   folder is located on your desktop.

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 * In: [Localhost Installs](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/localhost-installs/)
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 * Last reply from: [Anna1615](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anna1615/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-opening-localhost8888wp-admininstallationphp/#post-4920298)
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