Title: Database Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Database Error

 *  [moustaki](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moustaki/)
 * (@moustaki)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-37/)
 * I have 3 blogs and they are all self-hosted with HostGator.
    Tried to access 
   them today and got the following error message:
 * “Error establishing a database connection”
 * What does that mean?
 * Any suggestions???
 * Thanks!
 * Ilka

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 *  [gslinger1](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gslinger1/)
 * (@gslinger1)
 * [16 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/database-error-37/#post-1155297)
 * This means that you were unable to connect to the database. Either because your
   username/password was wrong, or server was moved or down. The probable answer
   is, the server was probably down. However, check the WP-Config.php file to assure
   that the database information you provided is accurate, check with your host 
   for changes to the MYSQL database, or maintainence schedule!

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