Title: Error establishing a database connection
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Error establishing a database connection

 *  Resolved [Magicloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicloud/)
 * (@magicloud)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-552/)
 * Hi,
 * I was doing the automatic update via backoffice when my laptop shuts alone and
   the update was do not complete. however I did all the steps manually through 
   FTP and when I try to enter my website the following error occurs “Error Establishing
   a database connection”
    Can someone help me?
 * Thank you for your attention

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 *  [grantkessler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/grantkessler/)
 * (@grantkessler)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-552/#post-4487917)
 * This looks like it’s not connected to your FTP database. Try asking your hosting
   company on how to reconnect this.
 *  Thread Starter [Magicloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicloud/)
 * (@magicloud)
 * [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-552/#post-4487978)
 * So far its solved

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 * Last reply from: [Magicloud](https://wordpress.org/support/users/magicloud/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-a-database-connection-552/#post-4487978)
 * Status: resolved

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