How to setup WordPress MySQL and Permalinks info on Godaddy Hosting

I am posting a followup to yesterday’s post – WordPress, Godaddy, and Permalinks in which I spoke of what you need to enable permalinks on Godaddy hosting.

From that post I got an email asking about how to setup the wp-config.php file with the correct MySQL info.

Here are my notes about how to get it setup –

• Login into your hosting account
• Setup a MySQL database giving it the username and password it requests – Note your Username and password
• Once it is created click on the “User Name” that you just created
• Under Database Name is the ‘Host Name” – Note the Host Name
• Enter the appropriate info in your wp-config.php file
• • DB_NAME = your Username (DB name and Username are the same)
  • DB_USER = your Username
  • DB_PASSWORD = your Password
  • DB_HOST = the Host Name

That’s it. Save the wp-config.php file, upload it and open your site.

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