I am getting a "cannot select database" error when I try to install Wordpress.
I believe I installed XAMPP correctly, the mySql light is green on the manager. I have also created a wordpress database using phpAdmin, and I have checked that it exists in /Applications/XAMPP/xamppfiles/var/mysql (a useful tip I found in a previous post.) I also have a new install of XAMPP 8.2.4-0.
When I type localhost/wordpress in my chrome browser it correctly starts the installation. I select root as the user, notheing as the password and localhost as the database host.
Then the next screen is the error about coannot select database.
I am using MacOS Sonoma 14.2.1 on a Silicon M1 chip.
Has anyone come across this error and knows how to fix it? Or can someone help me investigate what the cause is.
Thanks, Glenn