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Im sure someone on here could help me

Basically i have just installed wordpress on my website, now what i dont understand is MySQL as it wants a username and password. do i need to download this MySQL and where do i get it from - i cant work out the wordpress forums .


is anyone able to help me? :shrug::shrug::shrug:
 
MySQL is a database system that is used to store all the content you post. Normally, your web hosting company provides a MySQL database (a lot of content management systems rely on MySQL) for you. If you don't control the server you are running your web hosting on you won't be able to install it.
 
Why would you need to access the MySQL db anyway. It will tell you nothing and unless you understand how it works you're best steering clear anyway.

Just run your WP install through your user panel and let that do all the work for you.
 
When going to my site address I get a wordpress install prompt asking for the MySQL username and password, I'm guessing that Wordpress needss to link to it somehow magically?!?!? :shrug:
 
So it's not actually been installed yet?

If your uncle has the login details why doesn't he do the install for you. If the host has Fantastico or CPanel he would be able to 'one click' install WP for you without the need to use a manual install.

Choose a password etc and once that's done then he can then set it all up for you
 
I would find the original link that you got the WP template from and have a read what it says. MySQL isn't easy to understand from a basic level. Most WP templates I have seen don't use any MySQL db's, so sounds odd as to why it would need one on yours. What data are you thinking of storing in it?
 
Magic3rds said:
Most WP templates I have seen don't use any MySQL db's
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It isn't the template that uses it, but Wordpress itself. It's how it manages the data you post to the site, so is pretty fundamental ;)
 
I only wanted a blog type thing to show my family and friends my photos as not all of them are on book of face etc.

I didn't want a blogger or tumblr one as I have www.myname.com address Unless I can undo the wp install and use blogger on my own site address
 
Get your uncle to setup the MySql database and give you the database name xxxxx_xxxxx,
username xxxxxx_xxxxxx and password. Then enter these details in the 'config.php' file of your Wordpress, ensuring you replace the existing samples and keeping within the " " marks.
 
When you install Wordpress in your htdocs folder, you simply go to your web address. You then get a prompt to fill in both the Mysql username and your Mysql password, and you simply pick a log in name and password to gain access to your blog. Simply fill these in, then provided you have the correct details, it will install. You should not need to modify the config.php file. that was only required on the older Wordpress install.
 
If the MySql database doesn't exist with the correct name, username and password then he won't be able to do that.
 
gramps said:
If the MySql database doesn't exist with the correct name, username and password then he won't be able to do that.
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It is normaly your web host that activates Mysql, assuming that the domain host does provide Mysql as an add on. With mine, I had to have Mysql as an add on, they told me the Mysql username, and I pick my own password.

I simply log into Mysql with the username and simply create my own databases. I can name the databases what I like. depend on how Sammys host works..
 
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