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

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# Error establishing database connection – Redirecting Error

 *  [lynnmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lynnmedia/)
 * (@lynnmedia)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/)
 * This problem began “immediately” upon updating the backup plugin, Backwpup. In
   the past 15 minutes, now the “Error establishing database connection” is gone
   and this error appears:
 * **The page isn’t redirecting properly
    Firefox has detected that the server is
   redirecting the request for this address in a way that will never complete.
 * Here is the page it sends you to:
    [http://www.nw-academy.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=backwpupabout](http://www.nw-academy.com/wp-admin/admin.php?page=backwpupabout)
 * [http://www.nw-academy.com](http://www.nw-academy.com) is the WP site.

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 *  [daudi250](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daudi250/)
 * (@daudi250)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/#post-3759779)
 * i would suggest you to delete this backupwp plugin from cpanel>filemanager>yourdoomain
   >public_html/domain>wp-content>plugins
 * and the issue might be resolved.
 *  Thread Starter [lynnmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lynnmedia/)
 * (@lynnmedia)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/#post-3759786)
 * I just found it! They’re talking about it right now on the plugin page: [http://wordpress.org/support/topic/3011-gives-redirect-error?replies=6#post-4205626](http://wordpress.org/support/topic/3011-gives-redirect-error?replies=6#post-4205626)
 * I was so confused with that database connection error. Good think I checked again
   and saw the different error. Still running a backup, will let you know how the
   removal works.
 *  [daudi250](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daudi250/)
 * (@daudi250)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/#post-3759787)
 * for the backup procedure, i would recommend. WP Database Manager. the best one
   to go with.
 *  Thread Starter [lynnmedia](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lynnmedia/)
 * (@lynnmedia)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/#post-3759791)
 * There is a code suggestion fix by the plugin author. I did try it. No luck. I
   had to removed the plugin folder. All was fine afterward. Thank you for your 
   recommendation, I had just started searching for a backup replacement!
 *  [daudi250](https://wordpress.org/support/users/daudi250/)
 * (@daudi250)
 * [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/#post-3759793)
 * @lynmedia. appreciate it. you can see wp db manager for your database backup.

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 * [Error establishing a database connection](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-establishing-a-database-connection/)

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 * Last activity: [12 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-establishing-database-connection-redirecting-error/#post-3759793)
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