Title: wp-config.php problem
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# wp-config.php problem

 *  [jaw](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jaw/)
 * (@jaw)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-problem-1/)
 * Dear master, please help, these messege shown when I click install.php.
    I already
   set wp-config.php manually. Please advice….
 * 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. 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?

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 *  Moderator [cubecolour](https://wordpress.org/support/users/numeeja/)
 * (@numeeja)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-problem-1/#post-1321066)
 * check with your hosting company that you are using the correct database hostname,
   username, password & dbname.
 *  [kssammons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kssammons/)
 * (@kssammons)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-problem-1/#post-1321647)
 * the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect
 * I contacted the hosting account and they say they are up. I can not log in I 
   have tried all of the passwords that I use and none of them are working. Could
   you please help me figure this out?
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 *  [batrachoid](https://wordpress.org/support/users/batrachoid/)
 * (@batrachoid)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-problem-1/#post-1321648)
 * Kathy, you should start a new thread for your problem. It doesn’t sound like 
   the same one as the original poster. Check your wp-config.php file and make sure
   the database username and password are correct.
 *  [kssammons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kssammons/)
 * (@kssammons)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-problem-1/#post-1321649)
 * Thanks batrachoid!
 * Kathy

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [kssammons](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kssammons/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wp-configphp-problem-1/#post-1321649)
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