I know you said that you have triple checked everything but it’s easy to miss a ‘ or something. I’ve listed the config.php code below for reference if you want you can copy this and insert your DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD, and change DB_HOST if needed. Put all changes between ‘ and ‘ before the );
<?php
define('DB_NAME', '');
define('DB_USER', '');
define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
define('AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('SECURE_AUTH_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('LOGGED_IN_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
define('NONCE_KEY', 'put your unique phrase here');
$table_prefix = 'wp_';
define ('WPLANG', '');
if ( !defined('ABSPATH') )
define('ABSPATH', dirname(__FILE__) . '/');
require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php');
Thanks; I use the same username and password to log on to the database administration panel and it is fine. The db_host is copy & pasted from the host’s control panel.
the DB_NAME and DB_USER both have the same prefix and are entered correctly otherwise I wouldn’t be able to get into the mysql admin page.
For hostname I tried both localhost and it gives the same message.
I was looking at the config and the DB_CHARSET and DB_COLLATE and even though I’m supposed to leave them as is, I looked at the database control panel and this is what I see. Swedish?
http://i33.tinypic.com/21et5dd.jpg
I created the database with my web host control panel. It was a one click simple thing. I never had to log into the actual sql admin panel till now so there’s no way I could have changed anything..
and this is what I see. Swedish?
that’s actually not a big deal and definitely won’t stop an install
from laughing squid
For example, if you name your database ‘dbcloud’, the cloud will append a number to the front (e.g. 402464_dbcloud)
is yours in this format?
Yes, mine is 434122_name and 434122_user