WP data base error message web site is broken

  • sawman268

    (@sawman268)


    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    I am getting this message for my WP page and my hosting web site has a different error message when I try to log into it

    Error establishing a database connection

    The page I need help with: [log in to see the link]

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  • Chip Dyer

    (@wpchipdyer)

    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    My issue was caused by IONOS
    They resolved it
    ionos.com Status – Some websites are inaccessible

    • This reply was modified 1 month, 4 weeks ago by Chip Dyer.
    Moderator threadi

    (@threadi)

    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    @sawman268: Your website URL appears to be incorrect. I am unable to access it. If you receive an unexpected message stating “Error establishing a database connection,” you should first contact your host’s support team in case their systems are currently down. You should also check whether the database access data stored in the wp-config.php file is still correct, as provided to you by your host.

    Pouya

    (@pouyaebrhm)

    1 month, 4 weeks ago

    Hi, This error usually means WordPress cannot connect to the database server, not necessarily that the database is gone.

    I’d check these first:

    • Confirm DB_NAME, DB_USER, DB_PASSWORD and DB_HOST in wp-config.php
    • Make sure the database server is actually running (sometimes hosting outages cause this)
    • Try repairing the database by adding
    define(‘WP_ALLOW_REPAIR’, true);
    and visiting /wp-admin/maint/repair.php
    • If you’re on shared hosting, contact the host to verify MySQL service status

    Since another user mentioned IONOS, it could also be a temporary hosting/database server issue. Hope this helps 👍

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