Theme causing database connection error

Resolved pinkpaisley
(@pinkpaisley)

11 years, 2 months ago

Since I upgraded my WordPress install a while ago (previous upgrade, not the latest one), I’ve been getting the ‘Error establishing a database connection’ error in both the frond-end and the back-end.

– I’m using a personalized version of the Boilerplate theme.
– I’m 100% certain it’s not a plugin, because I’ve disabled them all and tested in multiple browsers to avoid caching.
– Repaired and optimized all databases
– Changing my theme to the WP Twenty Twelve theme stopped the time-outs. But I need my current theme to work.
– I’ve debugged the site and haven’t found anything that could cause it.

Does anyone have any clue as to what could be causing this? Before I build a new theme, I want to make sure I’m not missing anything.

Site can be found here.

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Phil
(@owendevelopment)

11 years, 2 months ago

Check the theme functions.php file just to check if there is any override to database.

jgarcia439
(@jgarcia439)

11 years, 2 months ago

Check the database that you have on your server. The password of that user of database must match with the password that you have on wp-config.php file on your wordpress.

Mark Ratledge
(@songdogtech)

11 years, 2 months ago

I’ve been getting the ‘Error establishing a database connection’ error in both the frond-end and the back-end

Is the error all the time or intermittent? If intermittent, talk to hostgator, it’s their problem; if all the time, wp-config.php got deleted or some values changed in the file or at Hostgator.

Thread Starter pinkpaisley
(@pinkpaisley)

11 years, 2 months ago

Check the theme functions.php file just to check if there is any override to database.

What am I looking for exactly?

Is the error all the time or intermittent?

Intermittent. MySQL panel is extremely slow for me too. The data in wp-config.php is correct.

Thread Starter pinkpaisley
(@pinkpaisley)

11 years, 2 months ago

Turns out there was a cron job triggered every time a user visited the page, so this caused the time-outs. Creating a cron job myself and disabling cron job in wp-config fixed this. To be sure I also disabled WP Super Cache and this fixed the issue.

adewalelagos
(@adewalelagos)

11 years, 1 month ago

@pinkpaisley, my situation is exactly thesame as yours, when i switched to 2012 theme my site works very fine and when i switch back i get the error. would you mind sharing with me how to create cron job and to disable the one in the wp-config file. am hosted on bluehost and i know how to find my way around the cpanel.

Thanks.

Thread Starter pinkpaisley
(@pinkpaisley)

11 years, 1 month ago

Just add this to your wp-config file

define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', true)

How to manually add a cron job differs per host. I would check with Bluehost to see if they can tell you how to do it.

adewalelagos
(@adewalelagos)

11 years, 1 month ago

Thanks @pinkpaisley, i added the code above to my wp-config file and i set cron job to every 30 minutes but i still get the error, mostly when am logged in as admin. What else will you suggest i do?

Thread Starter pinkpaisley
(@pinkpaisley)

11 years, 1 month ago

Do you have the WP Super Cache or any other caching plugin? And did you clear your own cache?

adewalelagos
(@adewalelagos)

11 years, 1 month ago

I have W3 total cache installed and i clear it regularly.

bell.igsoft
(@belligsoft)

11 years ago

I have also the same problem at time createing a multi site in wp. Kindly help how fix the Error establishing a database connection..

esmi
(@esmi)

11 years ago

As per the Forum Welcome, please post your own topic.