If you get “Error establishing a database connection” when trying to set up WordPress.org on your Mac, are sure that the database name (DB_NAME), username (DB_USER) and password (DB_PASSWORD) are correct, the solution is very likely that you need to set mysql.default_socket = /tmp/mysql.sock in /etc/php.ini.
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Tag Archives: Mac OS X
Mac, WordPress: “Error establishing a database connection”
July 23, 2008 – 10:20 am
Microsoft Meaning of “UnsupportedBrowser”?
May 18, 2008 – 2:20 pm
If “Office Live” is an indication, Microsoft seems to prefer a fragile web. A web not only restricted to a couple of web browsers, but also to specific operating systems.
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Walt Mossberg Wrote the Safe Article About Ubuntu, “I still advise mainstream, nontechnical users to avoid Linux”
September 13, 2007 – 10:27 pm
Walt Mossberg, you are one of my favorite technology reporters, and so I’m particularly disappointed by your article
“Linux’s Free System Is Now Easier to Use, But Not for Everyone“.
My first disappointment is the timing of the article. September 27th Ubuntu will have a beta release of their next version with Ubuntu 7.10 scheduled for release [...]