Title: installing wordpress
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# installing wordpress

 *  [narok1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/narok1/)
 * (@narok1)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/)
 * i installed word press but the site says’Error establishing a database connection’,
   then later i watch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBbFUrmFeyY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBbFUrmFeyY)
   and i realize i did not create a folder ‘demo’ . Now i create demo but still 
   not connecting. Need assistance.

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623006)
 * You don’t need a folder called demo.
 * Did you follow all of the steps in [Installing_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress)?
   Only it sounds like you forgot to set up your database.
 *  [Tom Combs](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tcwebguru/)
 * (@tcwebguru)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623227)
 * Error establishing a database connection – Indicates that you most likely have
   the wrong information in your wp-config.php file.
    Either your Database Name,
   Database User name, Database Password, or Database Host Name. Go back and make
   sure the names match the ones you used when you created your database and that
   will most likely fix your issue.
 *     ```
       // ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
       /** The name of the database for WordPress */
       define('DB_NAME', 'My_Database_Name');
   
       /** MySQL database username */
       define('DB_USER', 'My_Username');
   
       /** MySQL database password */
       define('DB_PASSWORD', 'My_password');
   
       /** MySQL hostname - This value may be "localhost" or possibly the IP address of your webserver or the name of your webserver.  Check with your webhost if you are unsure */
       define('DB_HOST', 'My_hostname');
       ```
   
 * Hope this helps
 *  Thread Starter [narok1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/narok1/)
 * (@narok1)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623285)
 * This is what i did….. and i have re-follow step by step, but not yet.
    // ** 
   MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** // /** The name 
   of the database for WordPress */ **[moderated]**
 *  [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/)
 * (@anevins)
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 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623286)
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 *  Thread Starter [narok1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/narok1/)
 * (@narok1)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623300)
 * Please help,have created a sub domain, a New Database, i think the above video
   does not mention how to uploads to sub domain, please give me step by step, step
   1…….
    2……. 3……. and so on. i think it will help me.
 *  [Code Monkey](https://wordpress.org/support/users/agileweb/)
 * (@agileweb)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623310)
 * [@narok1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/narok1/) Installing a wordpress
   to a subdomain requires same steps to follow. Here is a good article: [http://www.wpbeginner.com/how-to-install-wordpress/#installftp](http://www.wpbeginner.com/how-to-install-wordpress/#installftp)
 *  [Rinku Y](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rinkuyadav999/)
 * (@rinkuyadav999)
 * [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623313)
 * Steps are
 * 1: create a domain / sub domain
    2: upload core WordPress 3: Create a database,
   database user, database password 4: assign this database user to this database
   with all permission (important) 5: open your domain in browser and fill all details
   6: open Dashboard page (/wp-admin/) like: yourdomain.com/wp-admin/ 7: Fill username
   and password filled on step 5.
 * Done !!

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Rinku Y](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rinkuyadav999/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/installing-wordpress-32/#post-7623313)
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