How do I fix "Error establishing a database connection"? Print

0

This means your site cannot reach its database. Work through these:

Check credentials: confirm the database name, user, password, and host in your config (WordPress wp-config.php or .env) match what is in cPanel's MySQL Databases. Host should be localhost.
Re-check the user: ensure the user is added to the database with ALL PRIVILEGES.
Reset the password in cPanel and update your config to match.
Repair the database via phpMyAdmin if it may be corrupted.

If credentials are correct and it still fails, the MySQL service may be overloaded or down. Open a ticket and we will check the server right away.

Was this answer helpful?

Related Articles

How do I create a MySQL database and user? Create a database and user from cPanel in a couple of minutes:Log in to cPanel from your client... How do I manage my database with phpMyAdmin? Use phpMyAdmin in cPanel to browse and edit your data:Log in to cPanel from your client area and... How do I import or export a MySQL database? Both are done in phpMyAdmin from cPanel.Export:Open phpMyAdmin and select your database in the... How do I connect my application to MySQL? (database host) In almost all cases the database host is localhost because your site and MySQL run on the same... How do I import a large database? phpMyAdmin has an upload size limit, so large .sql files often fail. Use one of these...

« Back