I added "blog" myself, via phpmyadmin. I also tried using other usernames that work for accessing mysql data i already have, including the "root" user.

If I contacted the school webmaster, how could i describe the problem so that they'd know where the issue is?

Thanks

Okay, I tried without success.

If neither of those work, is there anything else I could try.

When i click on "install" I receive the following two errors:

Could not connect to database; check your settings.
The mySQL error was: Access denied for user 'blog'@'lux2.uits.indiana.edu' (using password: YES)

I've set up a user profile in mysql for "blog" and it contains the same username and ...