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Dave Gear

@wordgear on WordPress.org

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Web Developer

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Used it since 1.5 or something, do not want to become an expert in it.

  • Member Since: May 3rd, 2018
  • Location: Mountain Time DST USA
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  • Posted a reply to Can’t see why database is not connecting no matter what I do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I did change the DB_HOST in my WordPress config before I noticed your reply, and…

  • Posted a reply to Can’t see why database is not connecting no matter what I do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    It looks like WAMP MySQL is 5.7.28 and is using port 3308... Port 3306 tests…

  • Created ticket #4989 on Meta Trac:
    wordpress.org and other sites say username and password are empty ...

  • Posted a reply to Can’t see why database is not connecting no matter what I do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    No, phpMyAdmin connects just fine...

  • Posted a reply to Can’t see why database is not connecting no matter what I do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I did figure out how to get a more-specific error message, by copying wp-config-sample.php to…

  • Posted a reply to Can’t see why database is not connecting no matter what I do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I've been working just fine in phpMyAdmin with the database the whole time... I'm literally…

  • Created a topic, Can’t see why database is not connecting no matter what I do, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I've installed WordPress in years past, but this time …

  • Posted a reply to Login with username and math test always says username and password empty, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Which plugin? If it's happening on login.wordpress.org, then it's not just because of a plugin…

  • Created a topic, Login with username and math test always says username and password empty, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    I recovered my long-forgotten account through reset pa…