Title: DB issue
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# DB issue

 *  [Garibaldi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garibaldi/)
 * (@garibaldi)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/)
 * Ok, first of all, thanks wordpress for offering your product for free.
    I am 
   glad to -be able to- use wordpress. Though I keep running up against a problem
   with the database connection. [quote]Error establishing a database connection[/
   quote] That has got to mean there’s something wrong in my configuration file.
   Here’s what I checked; minimum requirements (php, mysql) wether the database 
   is actually up (checked that manually) wether the DB had changed (gasp).. and
   most important of all, I compared the ‘answers’ I gave in wp-config.php with 
   the info I entered in other configuration files. (For example a Simple Machine
   Forum) The data that SMF used to connect with my database is the same as the 
   data I gave to the wp config file. Nevertheless 😐 … it won’t let me install
 * *oh and I chmodded all the wp-files to (755) so that awardspace.com (host I’m
   using) won’t complain

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/#post-465406)
 * I’ve installed a few accounts for others on awardspace.com.
    You have 2 possible
   problems. The name of the database is wrong. You needed to upload files in passive
   mode. The latter is a real quirk of awardspace.com. Also, the requirement to 
   CHMOD all files to 755 is irresponsible and dangerous in my opinion for a host
   that cares about their customers security.
 *  Thread Starter [Garibaldi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garibaldi/)
 * (@garibaldi)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/#post-465409)
 * After a quadruple check; DB name can’t be wrong.
    Umm, that ‘passive mode’ you
   are talking about; how do I upload passively? I chmodded the files to 744 now;
   I reckoned it couldn’t hurt that much to let Others execute, not write ánd execute,
   my uploaded files, but k. I think that latter problem you mentioned is mine. 
   Is there a certian .. switch to pull? in the FTP-prog preferences or ..
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/#post-465417)
 * On passive mode. I use Filezilla for ftp and it’s in the advanced tab on the 
   site set up screen.
    Look in your readme or help section of the ftp client you
   use.
 *  Thread Starter [Garibaldi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/garibaldi/)
 * (@garibaldi)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/#post-465467)
 * I use Cyberduck for ftp. When I checked out the ‘advance’ tab (which, funnily,
   is litterally called like you said). It said that I am uploading all files passively-
   by default- .
    That’s a pitty actually, as there isn’t really a possible problem
   left that may explain the contineous message about not being able to get a connection
   with my DB started.
 * The last thing I can come up with is that
    db5.awardspace.com is NOT the way 
   to call the DB host. You, samboll, might be familiar with this. I assume the 
   way I mentioned is the correct one (?) Not that I haven’t tried numerous of different
   ways to call the DB_HOST …
 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/#post-465482)
 * db5.awardspace.com
    is what I’ve used on every install there.
 * If you want to, contact the folks at
    [http://install4free.wordpress.com](http://install4free.wordpress.com)
   and let one of them take a look at it. Might even be me. :>)

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 * [database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/database/)

 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last reply from: [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/db-issue/#post-465482)
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