Can't select database - Wordpress

Question

When I download a new wordpress from wordpress.org and then paste it into my www folder of WAMP, then create a new database in phpmyadmin, then go to localhost and click the

Answer 1

If using LAMP -

Make sure that all privileges are granted for that database to the created mysql user. Under your MYSQL shell use the below

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.* TO database_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password';

Where,

database_name = your database name as per wp-config.php

database_user = your user name as per wp-config.php

userpassword = your user password as per wp-config.php

Answer 2

my problem was that when I granted permissions to the DB user the host did not match what was in the wp_config.php

/** MySQL hostname */
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost:3306');

I was granting rights with

GRANT ALL ON databaseName.* TO 'UserName'@'127.0.0.1';

This gave me access when I was connected to the local host through ssh but It did not match wp_config.php. so I had to Grant like this then it all worked.

GRANT ALL ON databaseName.* TO 'UserName'@'localhost';

Answer 3

Verify the wp-config.php file. I had the same error and the problem was related with the quotes: ‘root’ vs 'root'

edit: the correct one is single quote

'

Answer 4

By default

username : root

password : leave it blank

database host : localhost

table_prefix : wp_

Answer 5

please create your database with name 'wordpress' before installing wordpress

Answer 6

It took me way too long to discover that my msql databases were not working on any other websites either. I reinstalled Wamp Server and it worked.