Wordpress - Error establishing a database connection

@michelefaccini: I initially just followed the ReadyNas instructions at http://www.readynas.com/?p=213. The first error i got was WP telling me I needed a newer version of PHP (for SPARC) which i got from readynasextras. The PHP update went flawlessly (as far as i could tell) and then wordpress rendered it's first page for me, which was the Error connecting to Database page. I then started getting the "error: 'Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket......" error which i resolved with a system restart, and now, thanks to Sphardy's advice, i can stop and start MySQL without the restart.

PHPMyAdmin I installed last in an attempt to resolve the database connection error. But to this point i have not been able to log into it because it wont allow Login without Password ("Login without a password is forbidden by configuration (see AllowNoPassword)") despite following the instructions here http://readynasxtras.com/content/after- ... server-why

I think what i will try is removing the database i created initially and creating a new one, and see if that works.

Thanks so far for your help.