Title: WordPress not working! Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # WordPress not working! * [lordofmind](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lordofmind/) * (@lordofmind) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/) * I have uploaded my my website using WordPress. after that it was working fine so didn’t changed anything (file). But certanely it stoped working, Error it is showing: * ——- Error establishing a database connection * 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 localhost. This could mean your host’s database server is down. * * 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? * 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 * —- * i dont have any idea why it is behaving ike this, i didn’t change anything in wp-config.php. it said database connection error so aske my vender at server side to ask the connectivity problem of Mysql, he said it is working fine. server side is ok. * need help to figure out the problem? Thanks in advance for the help Manish Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) * [ladydelaluna](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ladydelaluna/) * (@ladydelaluna) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-396848) * your wp-config.php file needs to have your database information in it. it doesn’t come set up with it – it needs to have it before you run install.php to truly get your site set up. * your post is misleading here – did you already change the wp-config.php before you uploaded it? (because you said you didn’t change any files at all) did you run install.php to get that error, or did you get it somewhere else? * we really need ALL the details of what’s going on at your end before we can help you. * [maerk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maerk/) * (@maerk) * [20 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-396851) * lordofmind, did you say that your site was working before, and then suddenly stopped working? * I mean, were you able to make posts and then read them? * [muskie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muskie/) * (@muskie) * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-397203) * My site did suddenly stop working. I was in the middle of adding a post. I got the same error message when I try to access blog.muschamp.ca but I most definitely did not change my wp-config file suddenly. * I can access the wp-admin. I can access my static web content ie [http://www.muschamp.ca](http://www.muschamp.ca), I can access the database and download a backup through my control panel, I can run sql select statements in phpadmin on tables in my database. I’ve double checked my wp-config file and my username, database name and password. I even changed the password to be what it says in the wp-config file and reuploaded it. * No love. * This happened suddenly today, I did not make a single configuration change, theme change, or plugin change recently. I filed a support ticked with my host, but since everything is working except the public side of my blog… * I’m running 2.0.5 according to my Dashboard and I may be able to post or edit posts or change options, so I really don’t understand why my site isn’t viewable all of a sudden. * [muskie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muskie/) * (@muskie) * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-397204) * Retarded, I was able to using Firefox first view a specific post from the manage screen then load blog.muschamp.ca but in Opera, no love. I’m going to restart Opera and try Safari I guess. It makes no sense it was working, in Opera, seconds ago. * [muskie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muskie/) * (@muskie) * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-397205) * Well it still doesn’t work in Opera, though it used to. I’m running one of their weekly builds Version 9.10 Build 3570 Mac OS X 10.4.8 * I’ve never seen this, everything including my website seems to be working except the front page of my blog in Opera. It is fine in Safari and Firefox. * Weird. I think I’ll try a different build of Opera. * [muskie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muskie/) * (@muskie) * [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-397206) * Not that I have any explination, but the frontpage of my blog doesn’t work in the latest build of Opera. I can acces the admin fine and through the admin individual postings. Everything displays and renders fine except the front page which claims database connectivity problems. * The database and my wp-config file seem to be fine and this problem does not occur in Firefox or Safari. * What a waste of time. Sometimes it doesn’t pay to use the latest and greatest version of software, but the oddest thing is it was working and suddenly stopped. I didn’t change a thing on my end or or on the server… Viewing 6 replies - 1 through 6 (of 6 total) The topic ‘WordPress not working!’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 6 replies * 4 participants * Last reply from: [muskie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/muskie/) * Last activity: [19 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-not-working/#post-397206) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics