Can't select database - Wordpress

Question

When I download a new wordpress from wordpress.org and then paste it into my www folder of WAMP, then create a new database in phpmyadmin, then go to localhost and click the

Answer 1

If using LAMP -

Make sure that all privileges are granted for that database to the created mysql user. Under your MYSQL shell use the below

GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON database_name.* TO database_user@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'user_password';

Where,

database_name = your database name as per wp-config.php

database_user = your user name as per wp-config.php

userpassword = your user password as per wp-config.php