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Error establishing a database connection (5 posts)

  1. mohitnegi85
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    I have downloaded wordpress-mu-2.8.6.tar.gz, then after extracting this in my application root folder and renameing it to blogs, when i have opened it into browser. it showing error
    "Error establishing a database connection"
    when and how to specicfy database name

  2. SteveAtty
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Well did you set up the Database and the user and give it the right privs?

  3. wall
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    getting the same error.. db made and working too :(

  4. SteveAtty
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    DB on the same host as the Server? What connection information did you give it?

  5. mohitnegi85
    Member
    Posted 14 years ago #

    Thanks Steve, I haven't granted permissions to the user.
    now its done :)

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