Title: Widgets Gone. Database Error Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Widgets Gone. Database Error * [andrea2289](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea2289/) * (@andrea2289) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/) * I was able to log in fine this morning. I went to delete one widget, the site seemed to time out and then I got: * _ “Error establishing a database connection”_ * * 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? * The site continued to time out so I just closed out of everything, waited about 15 minutes and when I logged back in, all of my widgets are gone. There are widgets showing in WP that are not showing on the site and widegets on the site that are not showing in WP. * I checked my error log in BlueHost and this is what I got: * _MAIN error\_log:_ * [Tue Sep 28 08:39:26 2010] [error] [client 88.131.106.4] PHP Warning: PHP Startup: Unable to load dynamic library ‘/usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts- 20060613/pdo.so’ – /usr/local/lib/php/extensions/no-debug-non-zts-20060613/pdo. so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory in Unknown on line 0 * PHP error_log: * [28-Sep-2010 14:19:19] WordPress database error Table ‘wp_options’ is marked as crashed and should be repaired for query SELECT option_value FROM wp_options WHERE option_name = ‘widget_text’ LIMIT 1 made by require_once, require_once, require_once, do_action, call_user_func_array, wp_widgets_init, do_action, call_user_func_array, WP_Widget_Factory->_register_widgets, WP_Widget->_register, WP_Widget->get_settings, get_option * [28-Sep-2010 14:19:19] WordPress database error Duplicate entry ‘widget_text’ for key ‘option_name’ for query INSERT INTO `wp_options` (`option_name`, `option_value`,` autoload`) VALUES (‘widget_text’, ‘a:2:{i:2;a:0:{}s:12:\”_multiwidget\”;i:1;}’,‘ yes’) ON DUPLICATE KEY UPDATE `option_name` = VALUES(`option_name`), `option_value` = VALUES(`option_value`), `autoload` = VALUES(`autoload`) made by require_once, require_once, require_once, do_action, call_user_func_array, wp_widgets_init, do_action, call_user_func_array, WP_Widget_Factory->_register_widgets, WP_Widget- >_register, WP_Widget->get_settings, wp_convert_widget_settings, update_option, add_option * This has never happened before and I am totally lost! Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695435) * `WordPress database error Table 'wp_options' is marked as crashed and should be repaired` this will be the problem * use bluehost’s phpmyadmin to repair `wp_options` table * log in to phpmyadmin select database check mark `wp_options` select “repair” from drop down at bottom of page * Thread Starter [andrea2289](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea2289/) * (@andrea2289) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695446) * I did that and nothing changed? * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695451) * well – site looks different to me try clearing your browser cache * Thread Starter [andrea2289](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea2289/) * (@andrea2289) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695493) * I cleared everything and restarted and still no widgets in my sidebars. Just Blogroll and Admin in the top right (both of which were not showing before this happened) * [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/) * (@samboll) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695538) * those are the default widgets alright have you tried adding them back? * Thread Starter [andrea2289](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea2289/) * (@andrea2289) * [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695545) * That was it! Thanks so much for your help! Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘Widgets Gone. Database Error’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 6 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [andrea2289](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea2289/) * Last activity: [15 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/widgets-gone-database-error/#post-1695545) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics