Title: Endless database error
Last modified: December 27, 2019

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# Endless database error

 *  [ghulst](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ghulst/)
 * (@ghulst)
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/endless-database-error/)
 * Ok, here it is. One of my sites is plagued by the terrible database error thing.
   
   Obviously my first move was to run the WordPress database fix thing by adapting
   the wp-config file and running the test. Then I addressed the issues that were
   given and -just to be safe- ran a PHP repair on the tables. At that point the
   WP database repair option gave me an “oke” at every step of the test. All is 
   well, you would expect, but no, there was no change at all. The site still displayed
   the database error.
 * So, what else did I try?
    - I set up a new database user and password (no change)
    - I have updated WP to the latest version
    - I removed the plugin and theme directories to remove any conflicting plugins/
      themes
    - I ran through the database to see whether there was any ‘siteurl’ references
      instead of the actual URL
 * Needless to say, I am getting rather frustrated now. Any suggestions?
 * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fendless-database-error%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US)
   to see the link]_

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/endless-database-error/#post-12274494)
 * Try exporting your database then re-importing it. That should force MySQL to 
   rebuild all the tables.
 *  [Allen McKenzie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/allenmcnichols/)
 * (@allenmcnichols)
 * WordPress Mechanic
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/endless-database-error/#post-12274515)
 * Verify that your database connection setting entries in wp-config.php are in 
   line with your hosting configuration.
 * Many times I have seen this happen due to localhost or 127.0.0.1 not being a 
   valid host because the hosting provider has a dedicated server to use for database
   connections.
 * Another reason could be user permissions for the database user itself not having
   the granted permissions for a particular database.
 *  Moderator [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * (@jcastaneda)
 * THEME COFFEE MONKEY
 * [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/endless-database-error/#post-12274733)
 * Hi there!
 * As Allen mentioned, check with your host just in case as well. I’ve also seen
   instances where the database process had to be restarted because it either went
   idle or some maintenance routine.

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 4 participants
 * Last reply from: [Jose Castaneda](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jcastaneda/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/endless-database-error/#post-12274733)
 * Status: not resolved

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