Title: Error establishing database connection
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Error establishing database connection

 *  Resolved [mahoneyc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahoneyc/)
 * (@mahoneyc)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-89/)
 * I am unable to sign into my administration page. Upon attempting to do so I receive
   a message “Error establishing Database Connection.” Please advise.

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 *  [Mark Ratledge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/songdogtech/)
 * (@songdogtech)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-89/#post-6304609)
 * Somehow your database details at Hostgator or in your wp-config.php file got 
   changed. See [Editing wp-config.php « WordPress Codex](http://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php)
 *  Thread Starter [mahoneyc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahoneyc/)
 * (@mahoneyc)
 * [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-89/#post-6304699)
 * Thank you! I contacted Hostgator and they resolved the problem.

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

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 * Last reply from: [mahoneyc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mahoneyc/)
 * Last activity: [11 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-89/#post-6304699)
 * Status: resolved

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