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Hi,

installation of xampp was successful on the localhost but when i was installing Joomla 1.5x, it promp me this message

"Could not connect to the database. Connector returned number: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL '

how can i solve this problem on my personal computer

thanks for your help

Irwin

Is MySQL running?

(See the control panel, the status page, or the cd demo)

weidmann,

xampp control panel status
my sql= running
apache=running

error message:
"Could not connect to the database. Connector returned number: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL '


Irwin

xampp control panel status ... my sql= running

So the MySQL process is running.

What's about the status page and cd demo from XAMPP?
Or, is phpMyAdmin working?

Did you even create the database for Joomla first using phpMyAdmin as per the Joomla installation instructions?

irwin wrote:...but when i was installing Joomla 1.5x, it promp me this message

"Could not connect to the database. Connector returned number: Unable to connect to the database:Could not connect to MySQL '

Sharley,
i did not create the database for Joomla first using phpMyAdmin as per the Joomla installation instructions. what i did was, i install joomla right away and i just filled the required information without creating the actual database.

i'll give this a try, hopefully this will work.

thanks

Irwin

I have the same circumstances and message except that "Status" on XAMPP says MySQL database is deactivated and "Security" on XAMPP says MYSQL is blocked by firewall (FTP and POP3 as well)
I am on a small local network using a DIR615 router which has a firewall.

Can anyone help with this, please ?