Title: Database error Last modified: September 12, 2017 --- # Database error * [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/) * I am setting up a new site using the cPanel on GoDaddy. * I keep getting an error: Error establishing a database connection * This is usually a problem with wp_config.php * I’ve made changes and it looks right to me. Maybe I missed something. * What else should I check? * Thanks Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * [wbcomdesigns](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wbcomdesigns/) * (@wbcomdesigns) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489326) * Hello,@engine44 * Please take a look… * [http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-fix-the-error-establishing-a-database-connection-in-wordpress/) [http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-edit-wp-config-php-file-in-wordpress/](http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-edit-wp-config-php-file-in-wordpress/) [https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php](https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php) * Hope this will help. * Thanks. * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489478) * Thanks for your response. I went through all the suggested option but they didn’t work. * If you have any other ideas, please let me know. * Perhaps the best option is to clear out GoDaddy and start over. * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489556) * I just talked to GoDaddy again. They didn’t think starting over with a new upload would work. They are opposed to the idea of building a site on localhost and then uploading it. They say there are so many references in the files back to localhost that it doesn’t work. * What do you think? * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489643) * They would be opposed to the idea because it means they have to spend more time supporting you. If you want to have a local site and then upload it afterwards you should do that. That is best practice. * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489682) * I wish I could upload it, lol. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489696) * Yes, and it is always more work doing things the right way. If it were GoDaddy they’d have you developing and editing live on the server (bad, bad, bad). * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489710) * Can you clarify the step that you’re stuck on? * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489788) * I uploaded all files and changed wp_config.php to match GoDaddy settings. If I try to load site I get error: Error establishing database connection. * If I try to load admin of site I get error: One or more database tables are unavailable. * As I mentioned above, I tried all suggested fixes. * Here’s a point that might be relevant. Yesterday, MAMP crashed on my computer. Not fixed yet. I uploaded the files to GoDaddy when MAMP was down. Does that matter? * GoDaddy says they can fix the site problems for $80, lol * Thanks - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/). - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/). - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/). * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489830) * MAMP acts as a wrapper so it won’t touch your files. Whether MAMP works isn’t relevant to the files you’ve uploaded to the server. * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489865) * Well that’s some good news. However, since MAMP went down, I can’t get to my localhost site. * [Andrew Nevins](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anevins/) * (@anevins) * WCLDN 2018 Contributor | Volunteer support * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489885) * I don’t think getting MAMP working will help you for this issue, maybe we can tackle that at a later date. * Can GoDaddy help with the database connection bit? You need someone who can see your database names and to triple-check everything is set up correctly. I understand GoDaddy are against the approach, but they should be able to help you with this bit. * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9489993) * Only one tech was against the local development of sites. * GoDaddy will look for errors if they get paid. They say it’s a content issue that they are not responsible for. Some techs are more helpful than others. * I think I will wipe GoDaddy clean and reupload and hope for the best. * I was hoping fixing MAMP would fix my local site because they both went down at the same time. * Thanks * [Evan Herman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eherman24/) * (@eherman24) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9490095) * Hi [@engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/), * GoDaddy engineer here. Just to be sure, you have referenced a file **wp_config. php** but the file name should be **wp-config.php** (notice the dash vs underscore). * If you are, in fact, using wp_config.php (with the underscore) then WordPress won’t pick up and reference the file properly, ultimately causing all of your constants to be undefined. * Can you confirm? * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9490123) * Yes, a typo. wp-config.php is way it’s listed. Thanks. * Thread Starter [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * (@engine44) * [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9490560) * I was able to get MAMP running on my computer * I checked the database. Every section of it is full of errors: * Illegal String Offset * What does that mean? * Thanks * UPDATE: A message in MAMP says no database tables exist. Where did they go, lol? - This reply was modified 8 years, 8 months ago by [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/). Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘Database error’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 15 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [Engine44](https://wordpress.org/support/users/engine44/) * Last activity: [8 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-246/#post-9490560) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics