Ok, it has to be a problem with MYSQL. I have done the guide 4 times now and editted everything you suggested; however, I still am getting the exact same errors about not connecting to MYSQL or the database when I try to run it. I have been reading a lot of forums online and saw that getting the errors I am is pretty common, but none of the fixes work for me. When I type mysql -u root into a command prompt it says access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' (using password no). I tried the code you gave me to give the privileges to the user, but it still had no effect.

The command is -- it will then prompt you to enter your password.

Do you have AIM? I will talk you step by step how to set this up.

yeah, I just made on really fast. Eqemuhelp. Im not very creative