Tag Archives: MySQL

Mac, WordPress: “Error establishing a database connection”

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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Congratulations to the Drupal 6 team!

Drupal 6.0 was released yesterday. DaveO of Raincity Studio writes, “I think these changes (while admittedly lacking in really exciting talking points for the non-geeks) reflect an increased focus on usability and offer ways to do more with less.”
Congratulations to the Drupal community!