Installing Wordpress and getting error not connecting to the database

You need to make sure your wp-config.php is correct. You should see something like this...

Code:

/* MySQL settings */
define( 'DB_NAME', 'database_name_here' );
define( 'DB_USER', 'username_here' );
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', 'password_here' );
define( 'DB_HOST', 'localhost' );
define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8' );

It is imperative that you get this information right. Also, make sure you've assigned the MySQL user and Database to each other in cPanel.

 

After install. If you're getting the error during installation, try setting wp-config-sample.php CHMOD to 0777.

 

yes, if wp-config.php file is not there then mv wp-config-sample.php to wp-config.php and try adding db name, db username and password. Once you set above field properly then your site will start working.