Error establishing a database connection

  • First, I have an existing remote MySQL database that my current HTML website uses. I want to access this for my WordPress site. So, I’m installing WordPress and I get to the window that asks for
    Database Name, User Name, Password, Database Host, and Table Prefix. I’m sure I have the remote database name and user name and password correct. The last two I leave default. So, I hit Submit and I get a window saying “Error establishing a database connection”. If I go through PHP MyAdmin on Wamp, I can access the remote database just fine. Thanks for any help.

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  • Shoeb

    (@lovemarshall)

    The only way to troubleshoot is to check the database entries once again or recreate the database with different name and try again. Should work.

    Thread Starter bobdog64

    (@bobdog64)

    Thanks! That helped narrow my possibilities and I was able to figure it out. Looking at my “connections” file gave me the correct username and password.

    Shoeb

    (@lovemarshall)

    Great!

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