Title: Installation: Error establish database connection
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Installation: Error establish database connection

 *  Resolved [microrganisms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microrganisms/)
 * (@microrganisms)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-establish-database-connection/)
 * I’m following [this guide](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress_Locally_on_Your_Mac_With_MAMP)
   to install on my mac. When I try to install I get this error message:
 * > Error establishing a database connection
   > This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.
   > php file is incorrect or we can’t contact the database server at localhost:
   > 8888. This could mean your host’s database server is down.
   >  * Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
   >  * Are you sure
   > that you have typed the correct hostname? * Are you sure that the database 
   > server is running?
   > If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host.
   > If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.

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 *  Thread Starter [microrganisms](https://wordpress.org/support/users/microrganisms/)
 * (@microrganisms)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installation-error-establish-database-connection/#post-2195466)
 * Hi, I just edited the config file. No worries!

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 * [databse connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/databse-connection/)
 * [installation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/installation/)

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