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1. Tideas
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Hi, I was using wordpress with a previous hostprovider, and now I've switched to a new host provider. I copied every file and the mysql files backup, and uploaded into the server of my new host.

   I had the new host accept my website and everything, but now wordpress isn't working.

   my website is http://www.project-tideas.com
   Here's the error.

   Error establishing a database connection

   This either means that the username and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can't contact the database server at localhost. This could mean your host's database server is down.

   Any help?

2. Storyman
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   This might be a dumb question, but did you create a database with the same database name? On a lot of web hosting sites there is a prefix added to the db and user (i.e. yoursite_dbname, yoursite_userName).

   Check your MySQL setup and be sure it matches the config.php file. Also, the password might need to be an issue.

3. Tideas
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   The database value I got from making a backup when the site was at the old host.

   The database value was wrdp1. That's the zip file I used to restore at the site with the new host.

   Checking the mysql, how can I check to see what the database password is? I'm looking at the config.php, and I see a DB name, a username, and password.

   The DB name should be the name of my DB, but what about the user and password? Are those my cpanel login? Or something different? Thanks

4. Chris_K
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   A) Did you restore your database backup?
   If you did, you must know what the NEW database name and your user/pass are for it.

   B) Did you update your wp-config.php with that new information?

5. Tideas
   Member
   Posted 4 years ago #

   Okay, I managed to get rid of the error. But the page is takign a while to load, and that now it's just only a white page, and the admin of WP is not working.

   Is this expected because the host transfer has to propagate? Or is there something wrong?

   Thanks

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