Database Connection Error

[mePEI]

I'm getting a "Could Not Connect to database error."

I have checked all the settings (and yes a DB has been created and a user to give access to the DB), and they are all correct.

Any suggestions?

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[AMurray]

Did you give that user all relevant permissions for the database?

The error is coming from MySQL not from Joomla, so something is amiss when you created the DB and user for that DB.

It could be something as simple as when you typed in your password to create it (in the database manager e.g. in cPanel of your hosting account) you had your caps lock on, and then when entering the password in the Joomla install screen, your caps lock is off, so now, your password doesn't match due to the mismatched case lettering.

Example:P
"AseCURePassword" is not the same as "aSEcurEpASSWORD" (on linux type servers).

Check again, the database user password, and make sure that matches in the configuration screen or the installer database details.

[Webdongle]

Often copy/paste a password will contain hidden password. Also check the hostname it might not be localhost.

[AndrewSmith]

I've previously had this sort of thing and discovered that I had the username and password (swapped around) in the wrong fields. It's annoying/embarrassing but that's my story. I'm just thankful it doesn't happen too often.