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# silverfire

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 *   Forum: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
   
   In reply to: [Can’t connect to database](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-connect-to-database-1/)
 *  Thread Starter [silverfire](https://wordpress.org/support/users/silverfire/)
 * (@silverfire)
 * [20 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-connect-to-database-1/#post-236339)
 * I contacted Jatol, my host, and asked their advice. It was too late to recover
   the files from their nightly backup, but they suggested I try the “add a new 
   user to the database” route. So I added a new user, gave it permissions, then
   altered wp-config to match. I ran upgrade.php, and got a success this time.
 * Tested the blog out, changed the theme, and everything seems to be working okay.
   I wonder if I maybe was using the wrong password before.
 * Either way, whether I used the wrong password or the one-click upgrade messed
   up, it’s working now, and that’s what matters. Just thought I’d post with my 
   results in case it might help other people.

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