i am trying to install next cloud
i am stuck on the create an admin page
i get the error “error while trying to create admin user failed to connect to the database exception occured in driver sqlstate[hy000] [2002] nextcloud”
i get a few others depending on what i put in the database fields what am i supposed to put in there or what am i other wise doing wrong
MySQL is fun isn’t it?
Try changing localhost to 127.0.0.1
I usually install my /data folder to my own /home/USERNAME/.nextcloud/data directory to keep in-house. Make sure if you follow this method you do chmod 0770 /home/USERNAME/.nextcloud/data after you create it.
i saw that fix with some google fu
just tried it again and it gives me “SQlSTATE[hy000][1698 access denied” wen i use 127.0.0.1
any other ideas ?
Other than making sure you are using nextcloud for both the database name and the database username.
What about trying to manually connect to the database via shell?
mysql -u nextcloud -p'YOURPASSWORD'
…you can then type show databases; to see if the nextcloud database does in fact exist.
If you can, then something is being entered wrong, ie; user error.
yep user error did not know i need both the user name and the database to be named nextcloud thank you very much solved 
I’m guilty of this on numerous occasions. Glad you’re cooking with hot water now! 