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1. liquidrice
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Is there a way to change this message to say something else.

   Would be nice to add that the site will be back in a few mins or something.

   " Error establishing a database connection. This website will be back in a few minutes."

2. dor
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Somewhere there is a plugin for maintenance mode, if i can remember.

   May be it isn't what you want exactly, but... i guess you can not change php error messages so easy.

3. whooami
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Would be nice to add that the site will be back in a few mins or something.

   create the file, this functionality is already available.

   // Load custom DB error template, if present.
   	if ( file_exists( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db-error.php' ) ) {
   		require_once( WP_CONTENT_DIR . '/db-error.php' );
   		die();
   	}

   wp-content/db-error.php <---- assuming you havent changed your content dir.

4. dor
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   Thank you whooami.

5. vici
   Member
   Posted 2 years ago #

   where is this functionality code placed? I mean in which php file?
   I'm asking because it doesn't work for me even though I placed a file db-error.php in the wp-content directory

6. thetooon
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   @vici: wp-includes/functions.php - dead_db()

7. thetooon
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   It seems that it doesn't work for me neither.

8. thetooon
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   It will never work.

   Because in wp-includes/wp-db.php on line 372, if connection to db failed - it failed. Without even attempt to call dead_db():

   `
   $this->dbh = @mysql_connect($dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpassword, true);
   if (!$this->dbh) {
   $this->bail(sprintf(/*WP_I18N_DB_CONN_ERROR*/"
   <h1>Error establishing a database connection</h1>
   <p>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 %s. This could mean your host's database server is down.</p>

   • Are you sure you have the correct username and password?
   • Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?
   • Are you sure that the database server is running?

   <p>If you're unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support Forums.</p>
   "/*/WP_I18N_DB_CONN_ERROR*/, $dbhost), 'db_connect_fail');
   return;
   }`

   Looks like dead_db() is a orphan function.

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