I read your post on the WAMP forum as well, as I went there to see if there was any documentation regarding this subject; I could find none.
That said, you are correct in that the database default credentials for WAMP are user = root and password = blank, empty, nothing.
As you are working locally, this is not an “issue”, so I, as well as others, just leave it as it. When you move the site “live”, then you create a secure database user and password.
When you are creating a new local db using phpMyAdmin, just give it a name (no spaces) and click Create … that’s it 🙂
Your database connection info is then:
database name = whatever you named it
user name = root
password = <blank, empty, nothing>
database host = localhost
table prefix = wp_ <just leave it as is unless you are importing an existing WP db that has a different prefix; then use that one>
The “Admin” which you mention in the WAMP forum is for the WordPress SITE; the Admin log in to the WP Dashboard. This is the one that YOU get to choose after you get the db connected.
For now, see if you can get a fresh WP install “installed”. Then have a look at http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress to get your live site moved 🙂
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Hoib
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OK,I got this now. Thanks for confirming. At localhost, you’re right there’s no issue. I hope I don’t run into this when I go live. I really don’t understand the diff.
And BTW, now I’m facing a huge obstacle. I stumbled and installed this IThemes Security plug-in, activated it and now it 403s and I cannot get back in.
Back to the drawing board.
But thanks for coming in to help me.
H
If you installed WAMP in the root of C then go here:
C:\wamp\www\wordpress_folder\wp-content\plugins\ and rename or delete the iThemes_security folder. You should now be able to log in again.
