Problems creating a DVWA database

Question

I am trying to configure the Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA) (www.dvwa.co.uk).

I installed XAMPP according to this instruction: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp-windows.html I installed DVWA according to these instructions: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzIj07jt8rM

I went to localhost / dvwa and saw: Unable to connect to the database.

mysql_error()

I try to configure the database, it shows "Unable to connect to the database - check the configuration file."

The file /htdocs/dvwa/config/config.inc.php shows:

 $_DVWA[ 'db_server' ] = 'localhost'; $_DVWA[ 'db_database' ] = 'dvwa'; $_DVWA[ 'db_user' ] = 'root'; $_DVWA[ 'db_password' ] = ' p@ssw0rd ';

I tried replacing localhost with 127.0.0.1 , but it still didn't work.

How can I fix this problem?

+6

Ever Dec 01 '13 at 8:36

7 answers

Akar · Answer 1 · 2013-12-29T08:04:26+0000

I had the same problem.

To fix it

You should go to the DVWA directory → Config → Open config.inc.php using your favorite text editor.

then for $_DVWA[ 'db_password' ] = ' p@ssw0rd '; change the password to '' and then it must be fixed.

Bill karwin · Answer 2 · 2013-12-01T08:50:16+0000

This error message appears in DVWA if mysql_connect() does not work. Possible reasons:

MySQL service is not running. Start the service:
```
 \xampp\mysql_start.bat 
```
The MySQL service runs on a non-standard port. If so, add the port to your hostname:
```
 $_DVWA['db_server'] = '127.0.0.1:3306'; // or whatever port you use 
```
The username or password is incorrect. Check them out in the XAMPP phpMyAdmin instance.

user4820775 · Answer 3 · 2015-04-22T17:47:36+0000

Just remove the password from mysql configuration;

 **$_DVWA[ 'db_password' ] = '';**

as if it would work fine.

Abhijeet · Answer 4 · 2017-06-13T20:22:06+0000

Open the file /htdocs/dvwa/config/config.inc.php in a text editor. Find the line $_DVWA[ 'db_port '] = '3306' and make sure port 3306 .

shubhrant chauhan · Answer 5 · 2017-02-27T09:59:08+0000

you can also provide config.inc.php file for mysql server.

suppose my mysql password is 12345 , so I changed the config.inc.php file, for example

 $_DVWA[ 'db_server' ] = 'localhost'; $_DVWA[ 'db_database' ] = 'dvwa'; $_DVWA[ 'db_user' ] = 'root'; $_DVWA[ 'db_password' ] = '12345';

DA12C 917 · Answer 6 · 2014-01-05T17:02:39+0000

I provided a detailed explanation on StackExchange. The link is as follows.

Quick fix:

Now, when you try to connect to DVWA, the browser should land on the login page.

Good luck

user8506736 · Answer 7 · 2017-08-23T14:16:32+0000

To create a database using mysql , use:

 mysql -u root -p use mysql; create database dvwa;