Title: error
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# error

 *  [Devanweiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devanweiss/)
 * (@devanweiss)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/)
 * when connecting to my website “error establishing database connection” comes 
   up on the screen.
 * any suggestions?
 * thank you.
 * d

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 *  [Drew Jaynes](https://wordpress.org/support/users/drewapicture/)
 * (@drewapicture)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863783)
 * Hi Devanweiss,
 * The error means the user, password and/or database information in your wp-config.
   php file is incorrect. You should double check that the information supplied 
   is correct.
 *  [deepbevel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepbevel/)
 * (@deepbevel)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863784)
 * you should check your wp-config file (wp installation folder/wp-content/wp-config.
   php) to see if it shows the proper database config. If not you’ll have to get
   that info from MySQLDatabases, from the control panel of your host.
    [more info](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
 *  [karban](https://wordpress.org/support/users/karban/)
 * (@karban)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863786)
 * Hi Devanweiss,
 * assuming this is a new installation (or migration etc?), it sounds like the wp-
   config.php file (located in your sites’ root folder) hasn’t been configured for
   your site yet – when you install wordpress, it installs a “wp-config-sample.php”
   file, which you then have to rename to “wp-config.php” and also adjust to your
   settings (you have to insert details of: the username and password for your database,
   database name, plus you also need to add your “salt keys” – these are 8 sets 
   of security “keys” (long string of numbers and symbols etc), which you get from
   wordpress via the salt-keys URL listed within the text in the wp-config.php file…..).
 * Once you have done all that & saved the wp-config.php file, try accessing your
   site again – it should now work & be able to access the database.
 * Cheers, Karen.
 *  Thread Starter [Devanweiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devanweiss/)
 * (@devanweiss)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863794)
 * not a new migration.
 * where to find the wp-config.php info?
 * thanks you
 * d
 *  [deepbevel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepbevel/)
 * (@deepbevel)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863795)
 * wp installation folder/wp-config.php
 * sorry I posted the wrong path before.
 *  Thread Starter [Devanweiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devanweiss/)
 * (@devanweiss)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863797)
 * where is that?
 *  [deepbevel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepbevel/)
 * (@deepbevel)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863800)
 * it’s on your server, if you don’t normally log into your host’s control panel
   you probably ftp. either way should do.
 * When you get on your server, your wp installation folder will be in a folder,
   probably called “public_html”.
 *  Thread Starter [Devanweiss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/devanweiss/)
 * (@devanweiss)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863837)
 * No public_HTML on the c panel.
    Anything else?
 *  [deepbevel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepbevel/)
 * (@deepbevel)
 * [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863919)
 * Public html is not in c panel. c panel will probably have a button called “file-
   manager” that’s how you access all the folders and files. One Folder is public_html

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 * Last reply from: [deepbevel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/deepbevel/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-74/#post-2863919)
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