Tryng to get WP working on my home server.

I don’t think MYSQL is working, how can I check that?
Is this beyond hope? Or is there another site where I can go and get some help? I am really stuck and don’t know what to do.

No help to be found here. I heard that WordPress is the best, but without any support to help me get it running, I will have to use something else. This is the first time I’ve ever asked for help in the open Source community and and not even pulled a single response in 24 hours..

It’s a shame that I am going to have to give up on what looks to be the best program to revive my comatose blog. Simply because there is the no support for an outsider that is a beginner. I don’t feel picked on, I have noticed that there it is not uncommon for request for help to go unanswered in this forum. It looks like there just isn’t anyone knowledgeable in installations that is willing or able to help.

i can’t really help but i’ve found lots of information on installing wordpress on your own pc on youtube. lots of videos.

good luck.

somchy thanks for responding!!
My problem is that I don’t even know where to look.
I attempt to login at:
https://borgserver/borgserver/wp-admin

and I get :

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?
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.

I think this means mysql isn’t working.
I did a phpinfo.php and found this.

mysql

MySQL Support enabled
Active Persistent Links 0
Active Links 0
Client API version 5.1.41
MYSQL_MODULE_TYPE external
MYSQL_SOCKET /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
MYSQL_INCLUDE -I/usr/include/mysql
MYSQL_LIBS -L/usr/lib -lmysqlclient_r

Directive Local Value Master Value
mysql.allow_local_infile On On
mysql.allow_persistent On On
mysql.connect_timeout 60 60
mysql.default_host no value no value
mysql.default_password no value no value
mysql.default_port no value no value
mysql.default_socket /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock /var/run/mysqld/mysqld.sock
mysql.default_user no value no value
mysql.max_links Unlimited Unlimited
mysql.max_persistent Unlimited Unlimited
mysql.trace_mode Off Off

It looks like mysql is running but not configured. I need to figure out how to configure.

What do you see when you visit https://borgserver/borgserver/ without the /wp-admin? If WordPress isn’t installed (which it doesn’t sound like it is yet), it should walk you through the installation process.

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.

The wp-config.php file in question should be at https://borgserver/borgserver/wp-config.php. It doesn’t exist as standard, as it should be created prior to installation. The install process should be able to walk you through this.

The wp-config.php is what holds all the information to connect to your MySQL database (which is where all the content for your blog is held).

I would try that as a first port of call. Hope it helps!

I appreciate your effort at trying to help.

What do you see when you visit https://borgserver/borgserver/ without the /wp-admin? If WordPress isn’t installed (which it doesn’t sound like it is yet), it should walk you through the installation process.

I get “Error establishing a database connection”

I do have the file “https://borgserver/borgserver/wp-config.php”
and it gives me the same “Error establishing a database connection” when I attempt to call it from my web browser.

It looks like I never got a proper install. Is there a way I can restart the install, or configure wp-config?
I could delete uninstall and start over.