Title: Database Error
Last modified: August 31, 2016

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# Database Error

 *  [juiceboxdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juiceboxdev/)
 * (@juiceboxdev)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-208/)
 * For the past couple of months I have been creating a WordPress site locally using
   MAMP, Dropbox, and a remote database. This is the guide that I followed: [http://chipcullen.com/developing-a-wordpress-site-locally-on-more-than-one-computer/](http://chipcullen.com/developing-a-wordpress-site-locally-on-more-than-one-computer/)
 *  I’ve spent all today trying to migrate the site from Dropbox to the server but
   I’m getting a database error when visiting the site. The steps that I’ve taken
   when migrating the site are:
 * 1. Changed the WordPress Home and Site URL in WordPress admin from localhost 
   to the my domain.
    2. Double checked that the information in wp-config.php points
   to the database on the server. Note that the file had already been configured
   for the server because I was using the database remotely during local development.
   3. In phpmyadmin on the server, I’ve updated the siteurl and home values in wp_options
   from localhost:8888 to my domain URL. 4. Through FTP, uploaded all WordPress 
   files except .htaccess inside of the public_html directory on the server.
 *  All I get when visiting the site is “Error stabling a database connection”. 
   I get the same error when attempting to login to WordPress with wp-login.php 
   or wp-admin. What seems strange though is that the site still functions just 
   fine locally even after the changes have been made in wp_options on the server.
 *  I’m at a loss of ideas on what to try. Does anyone see anything that I could
   have missed? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

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 *  [catacaustic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/catacaustic/)
 * (@catacaustic)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-208/#post-7105357)
 * The only thing that stands out in your steps is this:
 * > Note that the file had already been configured for the server because I was
   > using the database remotely during local development.
 * Some hosts only allow certain URL’s to access the database servers, and sometimes
   their own hosting servers URL or IP address isn’t in the allowed list, so you
   need to use `localhost` or `127.0.0.1` instead.
 * If that’s not the case the best thing you can do is ask your hosting company 
   to verify the details as they should be able to tell if there’s anything wrong
   with them fairly easily.
 *  [Dion](https://wordpress.org/support/users/diondesigns/)
 * (@diondesigns)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-208/#post-7105367)
 * It’s also possible that the DB user only has remote access, and the server firewall
   is blocking port 3306.
 *  Thread Starter [juiceboxdev](https://wordpress.org/support/users/juiceboxdev/)
 * (@juiceboxdev)
 * [10 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-208/#post-7105425)
 * > so you need to use localhost or 127.0.0.1 instead.
 * This was the issue. Changing the DB_HOST to localhost did the trick. Thank you
   both for your help!

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