I have installed the prerequisites for SuiteCRM-7.8.7LTS and am trying to get past the main database configuration screen.
I have installed PhPMyadmin and I can see the databases there, however SuiteCRM is not created yet?
I get this message when I select [color=#ff0000][NEXT][/color]
[color=#ff0000]The provided database host, username, and/or password is invalid, and a connection to the database could not be established. Please enter a valid host, username and password[/color]
There was a discussion in GitHub a few months ago that explained that there is a significant performance difference between “localhost” and “127.0.0.1”, because although they specify the same computer, they cause different mechanisms to be used when connecting to MySQL.
So it seems that if you can resolve your issue but keep the setting on “localhost”, you would have a performance benefit. On the other hand, this might lead you in the right direction to really understand your problem.