I've seen this error posted a few times, but never a clear resolution.
I am running my own server at home (IIS, port 8080, mySQL, PHP5)I've had this config set up before and working fine with Wordpress but I recently formatted my server and started over for various reasons. Now it seems I can not get wordpress to connect to my mySQL server.
mySQL is up and running. This I know. I can connect to it via a GUI interface using the wordpress log and get to the wordpress database without problem.
When I try to load the wordpress pages though I get the following error:
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.
YES I am using the proper login and pass. I have even tried the root login and pass to no avail. I have tried "localhost", I have tried the internal IP (192.168.1.XXX) and I have tried the external IP, and even the domain name for my server. Nothing works.
Help please!!!!