problem on install

I think I might be encountering the same issue as cosmicgroove, so whoever helps us will be killing two birds with one stone. This is the error message I received:

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.

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And this is not the first time I’ve done this. I copied and pasted the username, hostname, db name and checked to make sure the password was absolutely correct. The database server isn’t down because I checked it several times throughout the day.

What could possibly be the issue?

all i received is the parse error no reference to connecting to a db problem for me ??

Ok, maybe not. I just thought we were encountering the same install script issues and I have nowhere to begin to fix the issues. The only thing I know to alter is the wp-config.php file.

i was able to solve my problem. Dreamweaver messed up some pathing when i accidently hit update after renaming the directory the wordpress bog lived in from wordpress to blog. Then dreamweaver asks to update and i said yes, which i should have said no. When i re-uploaded a fresh new set of files everything worked fine ??

Thanks ??

i have the same problem as mridanddawg, if i manage to sort a solution i will let u know, i am using a windows server, peeps have told me use a linux host and problem will go away, but i need a windows hoist so cannot do this, pls let me know if u find a workable answer?
thank you

i managed to sort my problem, my own stupid fault.
i was uploading WP to the wrong folder, it should of been uploaded to wwwroot.

May be a good idea to write that in clearly in the 5 min install especially for dummies like myself.

I haven’t yet. It’s very confusing. I do have an interesting question about the database. How does wordpress know where to find it?

I have the proper db name and username. I have the proper password. But, how does wordpress know where to find my database? Maybe that’s the issue.

I have wordpress installed on my server and the database is all the way across on the other side of the internet on a site where I have unlimited space.

The only thing I see in config.php is to make sure the database name and username are correct. The host name is localhost. I’ve checked that over several times in my database manager.

i cant install the wordpress. when i try to install the there was the sentence like this “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?

why?

I had problems with installing WP 2.7 myself, if your host has online support or email supprt, ask them to intervine as insalling WP can be tricky and finding an answwer is hard.