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1. julienne
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   I newly installed WP only this week, Just got on with the design then..database error.

   Something changed my config file..what? I am waiting to dl afresh as I had to uninstall as I know nothing about this file and how to edit.

   What should I do if this occurs with any new future installs please?
   Thank
   J

2. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   How to edit:
   http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php

   I don't think anything has been changed in the wp-config file, if you didn't touch it. More likely it's a mysql server problem.

   What exactly did you have to uninstall and download? Not clear...

3. julienne
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   >>what exactly did you have to uninstall and download? Not clear...

   Hya Moshu,

   I uninstalled the WP due to the error. Sometime this week i'll think about installing again a new WP. I wondered what steps to take should I get the same error again.
   Thanks
   J

4. moshu
   Member
   Posted 5 years ago #

   If you get the cannot connect to the database... error, the cause might be:
   1. your put the wrong data in the wp-config file
   2. your host is bad

   If it worked once and AFTER that starts to disconnect from the database - find a decent host.
   If never worked - check your config file.

   EDIT. No need for re-install in either cases.

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