Issue with wordpress

root@homsrvr:~# mysql -u root -p
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mysql> drop database wordpress;
ERROR 1044 (42000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database 'wordpress'
mysql> create database wordpress;
ERROR 1044 (42000): Access denied for user 'root'@'localhost' to database 'wordpress'
mysql> ^CCtrl-C -- exit!
Aborted
root@homsrvr:~#

Ok I have some progress. The db directory is back but I do not see any tables in it.
I'm not getting the access error anymore.

I get "Error establishing a database connection" when I try to get to the web page. The tables are still not being created.

What does that do to my other databases etc. that would have been created? Do I lose those as well?

Is there a log file for mysql that I could look at? I looked through the setting in the mysql management interface and they look consistent with the other databases that are working. Is there a way to force the creation of the db for wordpress?