Title: Error Connecting Database?
Last modified: November 17, 2016

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# Error Connecting Database?

 *  [wb0rurark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wb0rurark/)
 * (@wb0rurark)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-connecting-database-2/)
 * I had some malware and, long story, somehow in the re-installation process my
   database can now no longer connect to the WP installation. I have several databases
   because I have several subdomains, but I am sure I know which one it is. However,
   I don’t know how to retrieve the DB password so that I can edit it into the wp-
   config file. Also, does it matter what USERNAME I have in the wp-confg, as long
   as I have the same user name able to access the database my my cPanel. My host
   is bluehost, btw.

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 *  Moderator [Steven Stern (sterndata)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sterndata/)
 * (@sterndata)
 * Volunteer Forum Moderator
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-connecting-database-2/#post-8449710)
 * Contact bluehost tech support; they can tell you how to loookup and/or reset 
   the db user name and password.
 *  [Luke Cavanagh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukecavanagh/)
 * (@lukecavanagh)
 * [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-connecting-database-2/#post-8451211)
 * [@wb0rurark](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wb0rurark/)
 * Do you have a recent site backup?

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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 3 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Luke Cavanagh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lukecavanagh/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-connecting-database-2/#post-8451211)
 * Status: not resolved

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