mysqli object is not fully initialized Topic is solved

[0xSeiya]

Hello,

I am experiencing an issue after installing WAMP and trying to use Joomla on the localhost. I use awardspace as a hosting service. I have started a website and downloaded all the files from awardspace and placed them in www folder within the WAMP folder.

localhost wamp.png

When clicking on the project I get
'mysqli object is not fully initialized'

• Error
  in C:\wamp64\www\datagrab.onlinewebshop.net\libraries\vendor\joomla\database\src\Mysqli\MysqliStatement.php (line 138)

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        $this->connection   = $connection;        
        $this->query        = $query;        
        $query = $this->prepareParameterKeyMapping($query);        
        $this->statement  = $connection->prepare($query);        
        if (!$this->statement) {            throw new PrepareStatementFailureException($this->connection->error, $this->connection->errno);        }    }
        

and

• mysqli_sql_exception
  php_network_getaddresses: getaddrinfo for *****.runhosting.com failed: No such host is known.
  
  in C:\wamp64\www\datagrab.onlinewebshop.net\libraries\vendor\joomla\database\src\Mysqli\MysqliDriver.php (line 285)

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               $this->options['ssl']['cipher']            );        }        
                // Attempt to connect to the server, use error suppression to silence warnings and allow us to throw an Exception separately.        
                $connected = @$this->connection->real_connect(            
                $this->options['host'],            
                $this->options['user'],            
                $this->options['password'],            null,            
                $this->options['port'],
                

I am not an expert in sql but seems like some connection error due to permission but no idea how to fix it.
I ll appreciate any help thank you

[0xSeiya]

Solved

[AMurray]

please post your solution for the benefit of everyone.

Moving a Joomla website from live hosting should have been simple if you had used Akeeba Backup and Kickstart.

Otherwise you need to export the database from live hosting (phpMyAdmin) and import into WAMP (also phpMyAdmin). That's the safest and easiest way.
I think also all you needed to do was turn on "Mysqli" extension in the WAMPServer applet options....?