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– Error connecting to your database is common, but it isn’t necessarily a problem with wordpress itself.
– First, try contacting the hosting provider if the database server is online / if they have any other problem at their end, or they made any changes to your account, or if there are any limitations/restrictions, if the hosting package is set to Windows and not Linux, etc .
– double check your wp-config.php file settings for the database name, database username and database password. This is where most errors occur. -Then check that you don’t need to change the database host from “localhost” to something else. You can get that info from your hosting provider.
-Check you have actually created a database with the same database name as is in your wp-config.php file.
-Last, but not least, if all that information is correct your database probably has a problem with it, and you may need to contact your hosting provider.
There are also many threads on this topic on these forums: http://wordpress.org/search/Error+establishing+a+database+connection?forums=1
I have a similar problem, but I have created a new database with my new host, but do not know the name of my WP database. I cannot get access to it because it won’t let me log on.
How do I get the 2 databases to match?
Hello Robert. Please create a new thread.
@arunsameer.. You may check your database credentials with your hosting provider and if they do provide support. You’ll be hassle free.
