Title: Database Error 28 help
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# Database Error 28 help

 *  [surfbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfbits/)
 * (@surfbits)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-28-help-2/)
 * I am getting this error and my articles are not showing, it happened overnight,
   nothing new that I did.
 * WordPress database error: [Got error 28 from storage engine]
    SELECT DISTINCT*
   FROM wp_posts WHERE 1=1 AND post_date_gmt <= ‘2006-06-22 12:05:59’ AND (post_status
   = “publish” OR post_author = 1 AND post_status != ‘draft’ AND post_status != ‘
   static’) GROUP BY wp_posts.ID ORDER BY post_date DESC LIMIT 0, 15

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-28-help-2/#post-408511)
 * Doing a search for “error 28” would reveal the only remedy is to contact your
   host. Only they can fix it.
 *  Thread Starter [surfbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfbits/)
 * (@surfbits)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-28-help-2/#post-408517)
 * My host said it’s in the install, I did a search and found a couple blank pages
   for that, do you have a specific response that I can show my host and let him
   know what to do?
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-28-help-2/#post-408525)
 * 1. Change host quickly! If they don’t know what an “error 28” is and how to fix
   it – they should be out of business.
 * 2. I had once this same error, and this is what I got from my host after alarming
   them about the issue:
    _Hello Moshu, Sorry for the problem. A critical server
   directory had overflowed causing this issue for MySQL. We have corrected this
   error, and are taking steps to implement safeguards in order to prevent a recurrance
   of this issue. Please let us know if you have any other questions or issues to
   report.
 * Thank you,
    — Joseph XXXXX, support management
 * 3. Again, there is nothing we can do about it.
 *  Thread Starter [surfbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfbits/)
 * (@surfbits)
 * [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-28-help-2/#post-408541)
 * Thanks Moshu.. I will switch hosts, but I sent him this info to try to get back
   online ASAP.

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 * Last reply from: [surfbits](https://wordpress.org/support/users/surfbits/)
 * Last activity: [19 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-28-help-2/#post-408541)
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