Error establishing a database connection

  • Resolved christinas

    (@christinas)


    11 years, 3 months ago

    I get a errormessage. I hav the username and password, the database and the hostname. im not sure whats wrong. should i fill out any more in the wp-config-file? Im somewhat new on the whole installationproccess. hope for help – thank you!

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  • Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    11 years, 3 months ago

    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

    Thread Starter christinas

    (@christinas)

    10 years, 7 months ago

    thank you it worked out 🙂

    Moderator t-p

    (@t-p)

    10 years, 7 months ago

    You are welcome 🙂

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