Title: unable to access database
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# unable to access database

 *  [gsr.kashyap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsrkashyap/)
 * (@gsrkashyap)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-access-database/)
 * when I login to mysql with wordpress credentials, I am unable to view word press
   database and also I am getting database connection error if I give wordrpress
   credentials in wp-config.php, whereas if I give root user credentials in wp-config.
   php, I am able to view the wordpress site.
 * Plz help
    Thanks in advance.

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 *  [Adrian](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adrianfraguela/)
 * (@adrianfraguela)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-access-database/#post-3689036)
 * You need to create a separate WordPress database with a separate username on 
   your hosting package for security reasons do not use root.
 *  [Krishna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/1nexus/)
 * (@1nexus)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-access-database/#post-3689042)
 * Site URL?
 *  Thread Starter [gsr.kashyap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsrkashyap/)
 * (@gsrkashyap)
 * [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-access-database/#post-3689123)
 * got it resolved, there was grant in privileges issue.

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## Tags

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

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
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 * Last reply from: [gsr.kashyap](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gsrkashyap/)
 * Last activity: [13 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unable-to-access-database/#post-3689123)
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