Title: Database connection fail.
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Database connection fail.

 *  Resolved [betterdayz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/betterdayz/)
 * (@betterdayz)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connection-fail-1/)
 * Hi.
 * When I test the installer I’m getting the following error. Can’t connect to local
   MySQL server through socket ‘/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock’ (2)
 * I have contacted my hosting company and they have confirmed I have created the
   database correctly and that the port is correct. I’m not at all technical and
   really don’t know what to do.
 * If I change localhost to remotehost I get the following error. Unknown MySQL 
   server host ‘remotehost’
 * Any help will be greatly apreciated.
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/)

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 *  [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * (@corylamleorg)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connection-fail-1/#post-3867844)
 * Hey betterdayz,
 * Here is a helpful section on the FAQs page:
    -> Browse To: [http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq/](http://lifeinthegrid.com/duplicator-faq/)-
   > Find Section: “3. Troubleshoot” -> See Area/Question: “Database Issues”
 * Hope that helps!

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 * Last reply from: [Cory Lamle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/corylamleorg/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-connection-fail-1/#post-3867844)
 * Status: resolved