Title: Error: HTTPd: malformed header
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Error: HTTPd: malformed header

 *  [tarnis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tarnis/)
 * (@tarnis)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-httpd-malformed-header/)
 * I got everything up and going I thought but I keep getting these errors randomly.
   Says wordpress can’t connect to the database but gallery2 is using the same database
   and it has no problems…then it’ll randomly fix itself. Would be nice if it lasted
   2 seconds but it’s a few minutes which isn’t good at all.
 * Here’s the error page.
 * —————————————————–
 * :h1>Error establishing a database connection
    :p>This either means that the username
   and password information in your wp-config.php file is incorrect or we can’t 
   contact the database server at mysql.metagraphical.com. This could mean your 
   host’s database server is down.
 * :ul>
    Are you sure you have the correct username and password? Are you sure that
   you have typed the correct hostname? Are you sure that the database server is
   running? :/ul> If you’re unsure what these terms mean you should probably contact
   your host. If you still need help you can always visit the WordPress Support 
   Forums.
 * 500 Server Error
    The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration
   and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator,
   [www@www.water-pics.com](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-httpd-malformed-header/www@www.water-pics.com?output_format=md)
   and inform them of the time the error occurred , and anything you might have 
   done that may have caused the error.
 * Error: HTTPd: malformed header from script /waterpix/wordpress/wp-login.php
 * —————————————————————-
 * That’s about the size of it…would like to get this site up and running butnot
   sure I can like this. When it happens it affects all the wordpress pages. Admin,
   main page yadda yadda. [http://www.water-pics.com/wordpress](http://www.water-pics.com/wordpress)
   is the site.
 * Thanks,
    Matt

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 *  Thread Starter [tarnis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tarnis/)
 * (@tarnis)
 * [20 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-httpd-malformed-header/#post-303495)
 * This is from my error log on the server:
 * [Wed Dec 28 12:17:29 2005] HTTPd: malformed header from script
    /waterpix/wordpress/
   wp-login.php [Wed Dec 28 12:18:39 2005] HTTPd: malformed header from script /
   waterpix/wordpress/wp-login.php [Wed Dec 28 12:20:41 2005] HTTPd: malformed header
   from script /waterpix/wordpress/wp-login.php [Wed Dec 28 12:27:18 2005] HTTPd:
   malformed header from script /waterpix/wordpress/index.php [Wed Dec 28 12:29:
   03 2005] shpd: access to /ch/files11.rt/0FF/metagraphical.com/web/waterpix/wordpress/
   wp-content/theme s/pool/images/favicon.ico failed for 24.61.82.97, reason: no
   file matching URI: /wordpress/wp-content/themes/pool/images/favicon.ico from –[
   Wed Dec 28 12:31:15 2005] HTTPd: malformed header from script /waterpix/wordpress/
   index.php
 * —————
 * what’s that 24.61.82.97 IP address? It’s not me I don’t think.

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