Title: Changing the error text
Last modified: February 7, 2017

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# Changing the error text

 *  [planetphillip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/planetphillip/)
 * (@planetphillip)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-error-text/)
 * Hi,
    My host seems to be having problems with one of their MySQL servers. I have
   been occassionally receiving this message: `Error establishing a database connection!
   This probably means that the connection information in your wp-config.php file
   is incorrect. Double check it and try again. Are you sure you have the correct
   user/password?  Are you sure that you have typed the correct hostname?  Are you
   sure that the database server is running?  WordPress Support Forums I’m concerned
   that visitors to my site will think there’s a serious problem and not come back.
   Which file do I need to edit to change this message? TIA Phillip

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 *  [Cypher](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cypher/)
 * (@cypher)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-error-text/#post-108686)
 * /wp-includes/wp-db.php
    Regards
 *  Thread Starter [planetphillip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/planetphillip/)
 * (@planetphillip)
 * [21 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-error-text/#post-108698)
 * Thank You

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