{"id":118,"date":"2023-12-11T18:36:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T13:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/?p=118"},"modified":"2024-11-19T17:33:03","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T12:03:03","slug":"error-establishing-database-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vpswebhostingindia.com\/blog\/error-establishing-database-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"How to quick Fix WordPress error \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Most common reason for this error \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d message is invalid credentials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow troubleshooting steps and verify the database login details match with file wp-config.php<\/strong>
You can access this file in hosting control panel File Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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File contain the database information & configurations. which listed below
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  1. Database name – DB_NAME<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Username – DB_USER<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Password – DB_PASSWORD<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Database host – DB_HOST<\/strong> <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Then go to Database Management in your hosting control panel, check your current database information under the List of Current MySQL Databases and Users section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    If login credentials in file wp-config.php\u00a0file is differ from the\u00a0MySQL database\u00a0settings, then check and update the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Once done, refresh the website then verify \u201cError Establishing a Database Connection\u201d is now resolved. If still the error replicate, then you need to reset your MySQL password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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