Localhost install

  • Im trynig to use Wamp to do a local host install of wordpress. I set up the wp-config-sample.php with my database(thepress), name username(root), password(blabnk)…and save it as wp-config.php, and word press tells me it needs a wp-config-sample.php to work with…when I change the wp-config.php file back to wp-config-sample.php, it says it needs a wp-config.php file…I’m stuck in the catch22…what am I doing wrong?

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  • database should be wordpress not thepress.

    Thread Starter hanzo44

    (@hanzo44)

    just tried it that’s not the issue. still not installing correctly

    Thread Starter hanzo44

    (@hanzo44)

    error msg I get:

    Can’t select database
    We were able to connect to the database server (which means your username and password is okay) but not able to select the thepress database.

    Are you sure it exists?
    Does the user root have permission to use the thepress database?
    On some systems the name of your database is prefixed with your username, so it would be like username_thepress. Could that be the problem?
    If you don’t know how to set up a database you should contact your host. If all else fails you may find help at the WordPress Support Forums.

    Try again

    That maens that one of the four settings in your wp-config.php file are incorrect, or that the MySQL server isn’t running. Open phpMyAdmin on your PC (it’s part of WAMP) and double-check the database name, username and password for the connection, and check what it set in your wp-config.php file under DB_HOST.

    Try microsoft web matrix if you are using a windows based pc. I use it for WordPress development on WIN8

    Thread Starter hanzo44

    (@hanzo44)

    thanks jnikko13, I’ll give it a shot, see how it goes.

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