[This is how my XAMP app looks right now])
[This is my wp-config-sample.php])
[These are the phpmyadmin credentials])
[This is the database I created. It is called ‘carpenter’])
[This is the proof that the database is running on port 3307])
[This is the information I am providing in the localhost/wordpress page])
[This is the error I get])
Please, please, any help would be appreciated, this is very, very frustrating.
Upon installation you don’t have to touch the wp-config.php file. Also, it’s likely your db root password is just blank.
Just use Local. No messing around with MySQL, Apache.