Hi! I've been slaving over this laptop for I don't know how long, over the same problem, and can't seem to resolve anything.
I'm pretty much a noob when it comes to anything regarding websites, which means I require the simplest explanation of terms as possible, if any are willing.
I had my web host install wordpress for me. In the process it created a MySQL database, and generated for it a username, pw, and database name. When I checked the wp-config.php file via a PHP client, I noticed it had automatically copied the database username, pw, and database name, so I let the wp-config file alone, not making any adjustments.
I could log into my MySQL account via PHPMyadmin, as somewhere in some manual said I had to create a new user name, but couldn't find that option. All I could see was, a separate table to the left, displaying my database name and below it, information schema.
It seemed to me that all I needed to do was to get to http://mydomain.com/wp-admin/install.php, but whenever I do I just get my standard web host opening-page. Nothing about wordpress, log-in, or install.
I'm getting really desperate and have tried installing WP manually, deleting the database, letting my web host install it again, but nothing seems to help. What am I missing?!!!