Database Errors with WordPress on OS X Tiger?

Trying to get WordPress up and running on OS X Tiger and getting the dreaded “Database Connection Error” no matter how many times you double-check your wp-config.php settings?

Well, after hours of pulling my hair out trying to get WordPress up and running on my iMac, I found this post which finally fixed things… Look for the comment from from “johnsel”. It turns out MySQL and PHP on Tiger don’t play well together by default – WordPress is an innocent victim in the matter…

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