Cannot resolve Database Connection Error

  • danpezmusic

    (@danpezmusic)


    14 years, 10 months ago

    Hi guys, I have been continually getting this error ‘Error establishing a database connection’. I’m sure most people would have come across this problem at some point but I am still having problems even after adding a new user and password so that the DB_USER & DB_PASSWORD are definately correct in the wp-config file. DB_NAME is fine and I am hosting with bluehost, so the database host should be localhost (in wp-config.php), shouldn’t it? I am still getting this error but if I refresh a few times I still can view my website, sign in to wordpress dashboard and change my blog etc. If there is an error connecting to my database why can I still connect to my database? I have looked at so many help docs at this point and tryed a couple of other things that were suggested but still no luck. Any suggestions??

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  • BlogDesignTeam

    (@blogdesignteam)

    14 years, 10 months ago

    From what you described I think it’s mostly server downtime (so not really your fault). But it’s bluehost and they seem to be reputable? To be sure send a message to the bluehost team. Happened to me before when my hsot kept switching servers. Really a hastle with lots of downtimes.

    bh_WP_fan

    (@bh_wp_fan)

    14 years, 10 months ago

    The ‘Error establishing a database connection’ error is not always because of a failure to actually establish a connection. Running an strace against my own scripts on times like these, I have found before that the connection is actually made, and then, in my case, a plugin of mine was causing the problem afterwards.

    When you’re having problems, like was suggested, it would be good to contact your host and see if they can find server problems or advise further.

    You would also want to start removing (and deleting) any plugins you don’t really need, and making sure the others are fully updated. If you have a lot of them, test deactivating a few a day and see if performance increases on that day.

    Also search through these forums for optimization tips as it could be some poor performance problems which are helping contribute to the ‘Error establishing a database connection’ error.

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