Thread:Project:Support desk/1044 Error Cannot Create Database

MediaWiki version 1.17.0 PHP version 5.2.14 MySQL version 5.0.92-community

Below is a copy and paste of the installation error. My correct user name has been replaced with USER, and the directory path has been removed up to the actual wiki folder. The DB user name is correct as I used it 2 days ago to install another wiki software but removed due to lack of support.

MediaWiki 1.17.0 installation

Setting up database...A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last attempted database query was: CREATE DATABASE `wiki` from within function "MysqlInstaller::setupDatabase". Database returned error "1044: Access denied for user 'USER'@'localhost' to database 'wiki' (localhost)". Backtrace:
 * 1) 0 /wiki/includes/db/Database.php(751): DatabaseBase->reportQueryError('Access denied f...', 1044, 'CREATE DATABASE...', 'MysqlInstaller:...', false)
 * 2) 1 /wiki/includes/installer/MysqlInstaller.php(415): DatabaseBase->query('CREATE DATABASE...', 'MysqlInstaller:...')
 * 3) 2 /wiki/includes/installer/Installer.php(1314): MysqlInstaller->setupDatabase(Object(MysqlInstaller))
 * 4) 3 /wiki/includes/installer/WebInstallerPage.php(1084): Installer->performInstallation(Array, Object(MysqlInstaller))
 * 5) 4 /wiki/includes/installer/WebInstaller.php(250): WebInstaller_Install->execute(Array, Array)
 * 6) 5 /wiki/mw-config/index.php(46): WebInstaller->execute
 * 7) 6 /wiki/mw-config/index.php(14): wfInstallerMain
 * 8) 7 {main}